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Zusatztext A very rich and coherent book highlighting, from an original perspective, the opportunities and the issues raised by the process of globalization in the context of the learning economy ... Contains many stimulating contributions by authors who have an outstanding competence in their fields. Informationen zum Autor Daniele Archibugi is a technological director at the Italian National Research Council. He has written extensively on the globalization of technology, the measurement of innovation, and the impact of innovation on economic performance. Bengt-Åke Lundvall is Professor of Economics at the Department of Business Studies, Aalborg University. He was Deputy Director of the Directorate for Science, Technology, and Industry at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development from 1992-5. Since 1995 he has been Research Manager for the nationwide Danish network DRUID (Danish Research Unit for Industrial Dynamics). Klappentext This volume analyses some of the major and current trends and challenges in the "new economy" from the point of view of technical innovation and competence building.It brings together the leading European expertise on different topics in this field.The contributors to this volume share the belief that knowledge is a fundamental component of economic growth and welfare. However, the ways in which knowledge is transmited and distributed among economic agents requires shaping by public policies.The individual chapters report on the most significant policies adopted and asses them in the light of the European experience in comparison with the United States and Japan. Zusammenfassung Knowledge is becoming increasingly important in contemporary economic systems, and economic growth and welfare depends on how promptly economic agents are able to exploit the benefits derived from technological innovations. This volume offers a perspective on the transformation undertaken by firms, universities, and other agents. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Europe and the Learning Economy Part One: Europe in Global Competition 1: Luc Soete: The New Economy: A European Perspective 2: Jan Fagerberg: Europe at the Crossroads: The Challenge from Innovation-Based Growth Part Two: New Trends in Firm Organization, Competition, and Co-operation 3: Patrick Cohendet and Pierre-Benoît Joly: The Production of Technological Knowledge: New Issues in a Learning Economy 4: Pedro Conceição and Manuel Heitor: Universities in the Learning Economy: Balancing Institutional Integrity with Organizational Diversity 5: Mark Tomlinson: A New Role for Business Services in Economic Growth Part Three: The Globalizing Innovation Process 6: Daniele Archibugi and Simona Iammarino: The Globalization of Technology and National Policies 7: Lynn K. Mytelka: Mergers, Acquisitions, and Inter-firm Technology Agreements in the Global Learning Economy Part Four: New Challenges in Europe: Inequality, Sustainability, and Organizational Innovation 8: Chris Freeman: The Learning Economy and International Inequality 9: Gerd Schienstock: Social Exclusion in the Learning Economy 10: Frieder Meyer-Krahmer: Industrial Innovation and Sustainability: Conflicts and Coherence 11: Benjamin Coriat: Organizational Innovation in European Firms: A Critical Overview of the Survey Evidence Part Five: Innovation Policy in the New Context 12: Charles Edquist: Innovation Policy: A Systemic Approach 13: Margaret Sharp: The Need for New Perspectives in European Commission Innovation Policy 14: Jens Nyholm, Lars Normann, Clauss Frelle-Petersen, Matk Riis, and Peter Torstensen: Innovation Policy in the Knowledge-Based Economy: Can Theory Guide Policy Making? 15: Bengt-Åke Lundvall: Innovation Policy in the Globalizing Learning Economy ...
