{"product_id":"9780792382874","title":"Economics of Science, Technology and Innovation","description":"\u003ch1\u003eEconomics of Science, Technology and Innovation\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eMothe, John de la; Paquet, Gilles\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn an era of intense globalization, the critical role of the  region as a center for economic development has sometimes been  overlooked. Moreover, innovation is increasingly being recognized as  being a critical driver of economic growth and development. However,  innovation is no longer being seen as a function of research and  development; nor is R\u0026amp;D being seen as being sufficient for the  creation of technology-intensive industries and the valuable economic  spillovers that result in high value-added jobs and exports. Indeed,  much more than ever before, it is the \u003cem\u003ecombination\u003c\/em\u003e of factors  that contributes to innovation - ranging over skills, finance,  production, user-producer linkages, the capacity of organizations to  learn, and multilayered government policies - that make local  regions the favorites of fortune. \u003cbr\u003e  Using an evolutionary economic perspective, and drawing on a range of  disciplines and accomplished scholars, \u003cem\u003eLocal and Regional Systems  of\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eInnovation\u003c\/em\u003e explores important issues at a conceptual,  methodological and comparative level concerning how successful  locations actually construct their comparative advantage.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 1998-09-30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9780792382874\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-1-4615-5551-3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 342\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer US","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46311609204876,"sku":"9780792382874","price":197.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780792382874.jpg?v=1771507599","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780792382874","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}