Launched in March 2010 by the European Commission, the Europe 2020 strategy aims at achieving “smart, sustainable and inclusive” growth. This growth is intended to be driven by three sets of engines: knowledge and innovation, a greener and more efficient use of resources and higher...

FrontMatter -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Boxes, Figures, and Tables -- Executive Summary -- 1 A Disturbing Mosaic -- 2 Why Are Science and Technology Critical to America's Prosperity in the 21st Century? -- 3 How Is America Doing Now in Science and Technology? -- 4 Method -- 5...

This paper develops policy recommendations on the use of cluster-based economic policies and the adoption of a new concept of competitiveness in the context of the new growth path that WWWforEurope aims to outline. A first section discusses summarizes key findings from the previous research...

"It's clear that China is the world's next economic superpower. But what isn't so clear is how China will get there by the middle of this century. It now faces tremendous challenges such as fostering innovation, dealing with an ageing population, and coping with a less accommodative global...