How nations innovate : the political economy of technological innovation in affluent capitalist economies
Huo, JingjingAuthor
Jingjing Huo compares how affluent capitalist economies differ in their patterns of technological innovation. Building on the 'varieties of capitalism' literature, he goes beyond the traditional focus on 'radical versus incremental innovation' in existing scholarship, and takes the comparison of capitalism to an entirely new set of questions around technological innovation.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Jingjing Huo compares how affluent capitalist economies differ in their patterns of technological innovation. Building on the 'varieties of capitalism' literature, he goes beyond the traditional focus on 'radical versus incremental innovation' in existing scholarship, and takes the comparison of capitalism to an entirely new set of questions around technological innovation.
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on August 25, 2015).
Who are better hunters for innovation? -- Whose innovation creates more jobs? -- Whose innovation creates more inequality? -- Who faces a dilemma between volatility and output in innovation?
Technological innovations
Economic development
Economic History
Business & Economics