This volume presents different international approaches to organise public-private-partnerships (PPP) in research and innovation. Besides the German research programme "Forschungscampus", other partnership models from the USA, Korea, China, Australia, Spain, Hungary, the Netherlands, and Sweden...

"This book examines the politics of technology, and provides a detailed analysis of developments and debates within the European Union, international trade and governance.An important empirical contribution to the literature on the relations between politics and technology, this volume contains...

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Abbreviations; Overview; Why? The Innovation Imperative; What? The Government as a Gardener; How? A Pragmatic Agenda; What Is Innovation?; Policy Concept; Policy Functions; Policy Implementation; Conclusion; Notes; References; Introduction;...

A collection of original research papers by a number of industrial organization economists active in the field of Research and Development theory and policy. It covers patent policy, the effects of market structure and the internal organization of the firm on R&D incentives and technical...

Key Features:Analyses China's policies in its shift towards science and technologyDiscusses the impact of the policies and the challenges ahead for ChinaProvides interesting case studies of semiconductor and online news industriesAdopts a balanced and objective approach to a topic in which...