Small country innovation systems globalization, change and policy in Asia and Europe /

Small country innovation systems globalization, change and policy in Asia and Europe / [Book] : edited by Charles Edquist and Leif Hommen. - Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, c2008. - xvi, 544 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Comparing National Systems of Innovation in Asia and Europe : Theory and Comparative Framework / Charles Edquist and Leif Hommen -- Part I. Fast Growth Countries -- The Rise and Growth of a Policy-driven Economy : Taiwan / Antonio Balaguer ... [et al.] -- From Technology Adopter to Innovator : Singapore / Poh Kam Wong and Annette Singh -- Moving from Bipolarization Towards Knowledge Generation : Korea / Chaisung Lim -- High Growth and Innovation with Low R&D : Ireland / Eoin O'Malley, Nola Hewitt-Dundas and Stephen Roper -- From Trade Hub to Innovation Hub : Hong Kong / Naubahar Sharif and Erik Baark -- Part II. Slow Growth Countries -- Reconsidering the Paradox of High R&D and Low Innovation : Sweden / Pierre Bitard ... [et al.] -- Low Innovation Intensity, High Growth and Specialized Trajectories : Norway / Terje Gronning, Svein Erik Moen and Dorothy Sutherland Olsen -- Challenged Leadership or Renewed Vitality : The Netherlands / Bart Verspagen -- Not Just Nokia : Finland / Ville Kaitila and Markku Kotilainen -- A NSI in Transition? : Denmark / Jesper Lindgaard Christensen ... [et al.] -- Globalization and Innovation Policy / Charles Edquist and Leif Hommen.

1845425928 (pbk.) 9781845425920 (pbk.) 1845425847 (hardback) 9781845425845 (hardback)


Technological innovations--Government policy.--Asia.
Technological innovations--Government policy.--Europe.
Globalization--Asia.
Globalization--Europe.

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