Growth Cultures - The Global Bioeconomy and Its Bioregions

Informationen zum Autor Philip Cooke is University Research Professor in Regional Development and founding Director of the Centre for Advanced Studies at the University of Wales, Cardiff. He is Adjunct Professor in Spatial Planning at the University of Aalborg, Denmark. His research interests lie in studies of Economics of Biotechnology, Regional Innovation Systems, Knowledge Economies, and Policy Actions for Business Clusters and Networks. He is author of Knowledge Economies: Clusters, Learning and Cooperative Advantage (Routledge, 2002). Zusammenfassung This groundbreaking book is the first comparative analysis of the relative strengths of global bioregions. An excellent empirically-based study, it is a must read for those in the areas of technology and society, science policy and economic geography. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Growth Cultures: Meaning and Interpretation in the Knowledge Age 2. The Knowledge Economy and Growth Cultures: A Theoretical Framework 3. Bioscientific Research and the Emergence of Knowledge Domains 4. The Microbiology Revolution and the Crisis in Pharmaceuticals 5. Academic Growth Cultures: The Rise of Bioregional Knowledge Domains 6. The Shifting Landscape of Bioscience Policy 7. The Cluster Model in Biotechnology: Nodes in Global Networks 8. Healthcare Biotechnology in Developing Countries 9. Environmental, Energy and Agro-Food Biotechnology 10. The Financing of Biopharmaceuticals Firms 11. Conclusion: Biotechnology’s Proximities, Pipelines and Platforms

Product details

• Authors: Philip Cooke, Philip (Cardiff University Cooke
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.07.2007
• EAN: 9780415392235
• ISBN: 978-0-415-39223-5
• No. of pages: 286
• Series: Genetics and Society
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > International economy; SCIENCE / Biotechnology, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Manufacturing, biotechnology, Development economics & emerging economies, Development economics and emerging economies, Chemical, biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, Chemical industries