"Given the popular belief that China's comparative advantage is its low labour cost, The Source of Innovation in China argues that the fundamental source for Chinese economic growth is its innovation. Based on qualitative case studies and quantitative surveys of 600 firms, this research...

Introduction: China's emerging innovators -- Pioneers: giants from the East -- Hidden champions: unknown global market leaders -- Underdogs: technology ventures under the radar -- Change makers: nextgen entrepreneurs -- The Chinese innovators' way -- China's innovators going global -- China's...

This book is the result of a series of discussions initiated by an FP6 project carried out during the year 2007 and which focused on issues of Science and Technology (S & T) governance and ethics in Europe and Asia. The discussions not only in increased mutual understanding between the two...