Innovation and Institutions is an extensive elaboration on the make up of systems of innovation. It examines why some … countries are more innovative than others, why national styles of innovation differ, and goes on to explore why some countries …

Contents: Preface -- 1. Innovation, IP and intellectual capitalism -- 2. Analytical framework -- 3. Patents and … analysis -- 6. What explains fluctuations in patenting frequency and propensity? -- 7. Discussion and general innovation and IP … innovation system developments in Europe, Asia and the US -- 10. Transnational policy recommendations and policy issues -- 11 …

be designed for effective distributed innovation processes. He concludes that the auction mechanism is a viable …