that creativity, invention and innovation are manifested and flourish in select American, European, and Asian knowledge …-based innovation networks and knowledge clusters. This book will present a number of conceptual and emperical studies from the USA …

Innovation and Institutions is an extensive elaboration on the make up of systems of innovation. It examines why some … countries are more innovative than others, why national styles of innovation differ, and goes on to explore why some countries …

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 progress, and R&D cooperation and technological spillovers. …Front cover -- The Economics of Innovation -- Copyright page -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- The Editors …