Sustainability-oriented Innovation Systems in China and India

Name: Sustainability-oriented Innovation Systems in China and India
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Sustainability-oriented Innovation Systems in China and IndiaAuthor(s): Tilman Altenburg\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138937697, 978-1138937697\nSynopsis\nGlobal economic growth, recently fuelled by Asias emerging economies, has greatly accelerated the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and boosted demand for scarce natural resources, including energy, food and mineral raw materials. These developments are pushing the planet close to its ecological boundaries. \n\nTransforming the world economy towards sustainability, while ensuring decent levels of resource use for all global citizens, is the greatest challenge of our time. This book explores how innovation systems need to be adapted to successfully confront these challenges. The first chapter introduces the concept of sustainability-oriented innovation systems which highlights the systematic differences between systems that have developed al.