Germany remains Europe's largest and most diversified source of new technology, but still lags in the fastest growing … areas of today's high technology. After World War II, West-German technology policy sought to rebuild the institutions which … had supported Germany's leadership in the high-tech industries of the early twentieth century - automobiles, machinery …

innovation. In economic terms what is new is a new product. The new IT product brought about by the new technology means two … of productivity, to a larger production potential and to a higher growth rate. The new economy has implications for …

future. China has enjoyed high annual GDP growth rates of about ten percent in the last 25 years. Exports and investment were …

United States -- 4 Japan -- 5 Germany -- 6 France -- 7 The United Kingdom -- 8 The Nordic Countries -- Part III INDUSTRY … performance. The country studies cover the United States, Japan, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, and the Nordic states. Nine … Overview -- 2 Innovation in an Historical Perspective: Tales of Technology and Evolution -- Part II COUNTRY STUDIES -- 3 The …