The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly (and The Self-Destructive) of Innovation Policy: A Policymaker’s Guide to Crafting Effective Innovation Policy

From the beginning of the industrial revolution, communities and regions have sought to gain economic advantage, in part by ensuring that firms in their jurisdiction become more productive and innovative, but also in part by trying to gain advantage over neighboring jurisdictions with which they trade. For example, after World War II, U.S. states began to compete against each other for jobs, while European nations competed internally. As global economic integration has become much more widespread, the scope of economic competition has further broadened. What happens in China affects what happens in California and vice versa.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ezell, Stephen J., Atkinson, Robert D.
Format: Libro biblioteca
Language:eng
Published: The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation 2010-10
Subjects:Innovaciones tecnológicas, > Políticas gubernamentales, Política Científica y Tecnológica, Innovaciones tecnológicas, > Aspectos económicos, Política industrial, Technological innovations, > Government policy, Industrial policy, Science and state, Technological innovations, > Economic aspects,
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11146/167
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