ABSTRACT

The recent financial and economic crisis has spurred a lot of interest among scholars and public audience. Strangely enough, the impact of the crisis on innovation has been largely underestimated. This books can be regarded as a complementary reading for those interested in the effect of the crisis with a particular focus on Europe.

chapter |5 pages

Introduction

part |46 pages

Setting the Scene

chapter |13 pages

At the Root of the Crisis

Some Proposed Explanations

chapter |20 pages

Technological Change, Patterns of Innovation, and economic Development

The Contribution of Neo-Schumpeterian Research

chapter |11 pages

The Role of the Rules

National Systems of Innovation and Labour Market Institutions

part |58 pages

The Uneven Impact of the Crisis Across Countries: Some Explanation

part |54 pages

The Innovative Behaviour of the Firm in Times of Crisis