Technology and Innovation Policy – An International Perspective Cunningham Link

Technology and Innovation PolicyAn International Perspective\nAuthor(s): James A. Cunningham, Albert N. Link\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd\nISBN-13: 9781789902884, 978-1789902884\nSynopsis\nThis book discusses technology policy and innovation policy from an international perspective, with a particular emphasis on the policies of the United States and the United Kingdom. The importance of these policy areas, as well as their relationship to one another, is a unifying theme throughout, and this relationship is illustrated through an integrating policy framework.\nPrivate sector and public sector investments in R are posited to be the relevant target variables for technology policy, and vehicles to provide incentives for making each more effective are discussed along with suggestive information about how effective incentives have actually been. Consideration is given to the unintended consequences of tech.