State Policies and Techno-Industrial Innovation

Name: State Policies and Techno-Industrial Innovation
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

State Policies and Techno-Industrial InnovationAuthor(s): Ulrich Hilpert\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780415042680, 978-0415042680\nSynopsis\nBehind the rhetoric of `intervention' and `deregulation' which has accompanied state attempts to stimulate technological innovation in the last decade is secreted a story of failed ambitions, confusion, muddle and incoherence.\nTechno-industrial innovation does make demands on the state, not only in terms of new industries, but also in regard to the inter-relation of industrial and R policy and the creation of markets.\nThis book provides a comparative analysis of techno-industrial innovation in Europe, Japan and the USA. Drawing on case studies ranging from the semi-conductor to the biotechnology industries, the book presents a comprehensive and detailed survey of national strategies for the internal and world markets and sets them in their political context, where `the c.