fundamental determinants of the patterns of innovation, the demand structure plays a crucial role in preventing the emergence of …

In this paper, we give an overview on recent developments in the research on national innovation systems (NIS … comparisons of innovation systems, heterogeneity in the structure of the systems is only marginally taken into account, an aspect … characteristic which ties up with early studies of national innovation systems. Copyright Springer-Verlag Berlin/Heidelberg 2004 …