Systems of Innovation
This set of essays of Chris Freeman, founder of SPRU and one of the pioneers of innovation studies, will be of interest to anyone wanting to gain a deeper understanding of technical and social change. The wide-scope lens of the author covers topics ranging from business cycles, through National Systems of Innovation to the information technology paradigm. Having this valuable material in a single volume will be welcomed by all those involved in the economics of innovation, be it in theory,...
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This set of essays of Chris Freeman, founder of SPRU and one of the pioneers of innovation studies, will be of interest to anyone wanting to gain a deeper understanding of technical and social change. The wide-scope lens of the author covers topics ranging from business cycles, through National Systems of Innovation to the information technology paradigm. Having this valuable material in a single volume will be welcomed by all those involved in the economics of innovation, be it in theory, policy or practice.
1 Introduction 12 Technological infrastructure and international competitiveness 63 Structural crises of adjustment, business cycles and investment behaviour Christopher Freeman Carlota Perez 384 Innovation and growth 745 Family allowances, technical change, inequality and social policy 906 Continental, national and sub-national innovation systems - complementarity and economic growth 1067 Rise of East Asian economies and the computerisation of the world economy 1428 A hard landing for the 'new economy'? : information technology and the United States national system of innovation 1599 'Catching up' and innovation systems : implications for Eastern Europe 18610 The ICT paradigm 20511 A Schumpeterian renaissance? 22712 Conclusions : a 'theory of reasoned history' 239Name index 253
