The genesis of innovation : systemic linkages between knowledge and the market The genesis and diffusion of innovation depends upon the density of the cognitive and market relationships among individuals organisations and institutions at both the micro and macro economic level. By addressing the nature of these relationships which include cooperation competition and power this book presents an important and progressive enquiry into the economic and social origins of innovation pt. 1. Core linkages in the genesis of innovation: the knowledge dimension pt. 2. Military based innovation networks pt. 3. From knowledge to market: systemic links at the local level