Politics of Innovation - Why Some Countries Are Better Than Others At Science and Technology

Informationen zum Autor Associate Professor of Political Science, Georgia Institute of Technology Klappentext Why are some countries better than others at science and technology? Written in accessible language, The Politics of Innovation provides readers from all backgrounds with a useful survey of the innovation debate. It presents extensive evidence to show that national institutions and policies do not determine innovation rates, but politics do.Winner of the 2017 Don Price Award for the best book on Science, Technology, and Politics Zusammenfassung Why are some countries better than others at science and technology? Written in accessible language, The Politics of Innovation provides readers from all backgrounds with a useful survey of the innovation debate. It presents extensive evidence to show that national institutions and policies do not determine innovation rates, but politics do. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of Contents Acknowledgements Dedication Country Codes Cardwell's Law 1 Introduction: The Puzzle of Cardwell's Law 2 Measuring the Black Box 3 Cardwell's Law in Action How Do Nations Innovate?: Policies and Institutions 4 Does Technology Need Government?: The Five Pillars of Innovation 5 "Why Nations Fail": Capitalism, Democracy, and Decentralization 6 How Nations Succeed: Networks, Clusters, and Standards Why Do Nations Innovate?: Creative Insecurity 7 Technological Losers and Political Resistance to Innovation 8 Creative Insecurity: Olson's Nemesis 9 Critical Cases of Creative Insecurity 10 Conclusion: Creative Insecurity and its Implications Appendices-Definitions, Measurement, and Data A1 The Great Definitions (Non-) Debate A2 A Brief History of Measurement A3 Tour of Innovation Measures, Data, and Sources References Index

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Why are some countries better than others at science and technology? Written in accessible language, The Politics of Innovation provides readers from all backgrounds with a useful survey of the innovation debate. It presents extensive evidence to show that national institutions and policies do not determine innovation rates, but politics do.

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• Authors: Mark Zachary Taylor, Mark Zachary (Associate Professor of Polit Taylor, Mark Zachary (Associate Professor of Political Science Taylor, Taylor Mark Zachary
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.07.2016
• EAN: 9780190464134
• ISBN: 978-0-19-046413-4
• No. of pages: 444
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, SCIENCE / Applied Sciences, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Social Aspects, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Research, Political structure & processes, Impact of science & technology on society, Impact of science and technology on society, Development economics & emerging economies, Development economics and emerging economies, Political structure and processes, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Technology Studies