ABSTRACT
Behind the rhetoric of `intervention' and `deregulation' which has accompanied state attempts to stimulate technological innovation in the last decade is secreted a story of failed ambitions, confusion, muddle and incoherence.
Techno-industrial innovation does make demands on the state, not only in terms of new industries, but also in regard to the inter-relation of industrial and R&D policy and the creation of markets.
This book provides a comparative analysis of techno-industrial innovation in Europe, Japan and the USA. Drawing on case studies ranging from the semi-conductor to the biotechnology industries, the book presents a comprehensive and detailed survey of national strategies for the internal and world markets and sets them in their political context, where `the costs may be high and the pay-offs uncertain'.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|2 pages
Introduction and General Perspectives: TheChanging Role of the State in Techno-Industrial Innovation
chapter 1|38 pages
The State, Science and Techno-Industrial Innovation
chapter 3|18 pages
Techno-Industrial Innovation and Technology Assessment
part 2|2 pages
Small Internal Markets and the Relevance of State Capabilities: Is Techno-Industrial Innovation State Introduced?
chapter 4|24 pages
Economic Adjustment by Techno-Industrial Innova- tion and the Role of the State
chapter 6|26 pages
Government Policies for Techno-Industrial Innovation in Weaker Economies
chapter 7|26 pages
The State and New Forms of Communication: The Introduction of Videotex in Europe and
part 3|2 pages
Part III Large Internal Markets and the Role of the State: Is there a Need for Policies on Techno-Industrial Innovation?
part 4|2 pages
Part IV Small Countries in an Innovating World Economy: Can State Policy Introduce Participation?
chapter 12|24 pages
Small Industrialized Countries and the Global Innovation Race: The Role of the State in the
chapter 13|24 pages
National Styles in Technology Policy: Comparing the Swedish and Danish State Programmes in Micro- electronics/Information Technology
part 5|2 pages
Part V Conclusions