The Political Economy of Science, Technology and Innovation
Published on 24. February 2000
Book
Hardback
736 pages
978-1-85898-961-7 (ISBN)
Description
Technical change has radically altered economic development in the industrialised world and it has become ever more important to understand the sources, nature and consequences of innovation. The Political Economy of Science, Technology and Innovation is an authoritative collection of the most important papers by leading international scholars in this field.This collection is divided into five sections which cover the historical roots of the subject, the function of science in technological innovation and economic growth, technological development, the generation of new products and processes, and the climate for innovation in industry. Each section consists of path-breaking classic papers that have defined the field together with more recent papers which indicate current research activity.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cheltenham
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 169 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-85898-961-7 (9781858989617)
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Edited by Ben R. Martin, Director of SPRU - Science and Technology Policy Research and Professor of Science and Technology Policy Studies, University of Sussex, UK and Paul Nightingale, Research Fellow, SPRU - Science and Technology Policy Research, University of Sussex, UK
Content
Contents:
Acknowledgements * Introduction
Part I: Origins
1. Francis Bacon (1629/1980/1986), excerpt from J. Weinberger (ed.),The Great Instauration and New Atlantis
2. Adam Smith (1776/1904), 'Of the Division of Labour'
3. Karl Marx (1975), 'Section 1 - The Development of Machinery' and 'Machinery and Modern Industry'
4. J.D. Bernal (1939), 'Introductory'
5. Vannevar Bush (1945/1960), 'Part One: Introduction'
6. Joseph Schumpeter (1928), 'The Instability of Capitalism'
Part II: Science
7. Richard R. Nelson (1959), 'The Simple Economics of Basic Scientific Research'
8. Derek J. de Solla Price (1965), 'Is Technology Historically Independent of Science? A Study in Statistical Historiography'
9. Michael Gibbons and Ron Johnston (1974), 'The Roles of Science in Technological Innovation'
10. Nathan Rosenberg (1974), 'Science, Invention and Economic Growth'
11. Diana Hicks (1995), 'Published Papers, Tacit Competencies and Corporate Management of the Public/Private Character of Knowledge'
12. Edwin Mansfield (1995), 'Academic Research Underlying Industrial Innovations: Sources, Characteristics, and Financing'
Part III: Technology
13. David Mowery and Nathan Rosenberg (1979), 'The Influence of Market Demand Upon Innovation: A Critical Review of Some Recent Empirical Studies'
14. Giovanni Dosi (1982), 'Technological Paradigms and Technological Trajectories: A Suggested Interpretation of the Determinants and Directions of Technical Change'
15. F.M. Scherer (1982), 'Inter-Industry Technology Flows in the United States'
16. Paul A. David (1985), 'Clio and the Economics of QWERTY'
17. Thomas P. Hughes (1987), 'The Evolution of Large Technological Systems'
18. Christopher Freeman and Carlota Perez (1988), 'Structural Crises of Adjustment, Business Cycles and Investment Behaviour'
Part IV: Innovation
19. R. Rothwell, C. Freeman, A. Horsley, V.T.P. Jervis, A.B. Robertson and J. Townsend (1974), 'SAPPHO Updated - Project SAPPHO Phase II'
20. James M. Utterback and William J. Abernathy (1975), 'A Dynamic Model of Process and Product Innovation'
21. Eric von Hippel (1978), 'A Customer-Active Paradigm for Industrial Product Idea Generation'
22. Keith Pavitt (1984), 'Sectoral Patterns of Technical Change: Towards a Taxonomy and a Theory'
23. Richard C. Levin, Alvin K. Klevorick, Richard R. Nelson and Sidney G. Winter (1987), 'Appropriating the Returns from Industrial Research and Development'
24. Wesley M. Cohen and Daniel A. Levinthal (1990), 'Absorptive Capacity: A New Perspective on Learning and Innovation'
25. Bengt-Ake Lundvall (1992), 'Introduction'
Part V: Firm
26. Richard R. Nelson and Sidney G. Winter (1977), 'In Search of Useful Theory of Innovation'
27. Richard S. Rosenbloom and William J. Abernathy (1982), 'The Climate for Innovation in Industry: The Role of Management Attitudes and Practices in Consumer Electronics'
28. Franco Malerba (1992), 'Learning by Firms and Incremental Technical Change'
29. Dorothy Leonard-Barton (1992), 'Core Capabilities and Core Rigidities: A Paradox in Managing New Product Development'
30. David Teece and Gary Pisano (1994), 'The Dynamic Capabilities of Firms: An Introduction'
31. Ove Granstrand, Pari Patel and Keith Pavitt (1997), 'Multi-Technology Corporations: Why They Have "Distributed" rather than "Distinctive Core" Competencies'
Name Index
Acknowledgements * Introduction
Part I: Origins
1. Francis Bacon (1629/1980/1986), excerpt from J. Weinberger (ed.),The Great Instauration and New Atlantis
2. Adam Smith (1776/1904), 'Of the Division of Labour'
3. Karl Marx (1975), 'Section 1 - The Development of Machinery' and 'Machinery and Modern Industry'
4. J.D. Bernal (1939), 'Introductory'
5. Vannevar Bush (1945/1960), 'Part One: Introduction'
6. Joseph Schumpeter (1928), 'The Instability of Capitalism'
Part II: Science
7. Richard R. Nelson (1959), 'The Simple Economics of Basic Scientific Research'
8. Derek J. de Solla Price (1965), 'Is Technology Historically Independent of Science? A Study in Statistical Historiography'
9. Michael Gibbons and Ron Johnston (1974), 'The Roles of Science in Technological Innovation'
10. Nathan Rosenberg (1974), 'Science, Invention and Economic Growth'
11. Diana Hicks (1995), 'Published Papers, Tacit Competencies and Corporate Management of the Public/Private Character of Knowledge'
12. Edwin Mansfield (1995), 'Academic Research Underlying Industrial Innovations: Sources, Characteristics, and Financing'
Part III: Technology
13. David Mowery and Nathan Rosenberg (1979), 'The Influence of Market Demand Upon Innovation: A Critical Review of Some Recent Empirical Studies'
14. Giovanni Dosi (1982), 'Technological Paradigms and Technological Trajectories: A Suggested Interpretation of the Determinants and Directions of Technical Change'
15. F.M. Scherer (1982), 'Inter-Industry Technology Flows in the United States'
16. Paul A. David (1985), 'Clio and the Economics of QWERTY'
17. Thomas P. Hughes (1987), 'The Evolution of Large Technological Systems'
18. Christopher Freeman and Carlota Perez (1988), 'Structural Crises of Adjustment, Business Cycles and Investment Behaviour'
Part IV: Innovation
19. R. Rothwell, C. Freeman, A. Horsley, V.T.P. Jervis, A.B. Robertson and J. Townsend (1974), 'SAPPHO Updated - Project SAPPHO Phase II'
20. James M. Utterback and William J. Abernathy (1975), 'A Dynamic Model of Process and Product Innovation'
21. Eric von Hippel (1978), 'A Customer-Active Paradigm for Industrial Product Idea Generation'
22. Keith Pavitt (1984), 'Sectoral Patterns of Technical Change: Towards a Taxonomy and a Theory'
23. Richard C. Levin, Alvin K. Klevorick, Richard R. Nelson and Sidney G. Winter (1987), 'Appropriating the Returns from Industrial Research and Development'
24. Wesley M. Cohen and Daniel A. Levinthal (1990), 'Absorptive Capacity: A New Perspective on Learning and Innovation'
25. Bengt-Ake Lundvall (1992), 'Introduction'
Part V: Firm
26. Richard R. Nelson and Sidney G. Winter (1977), 'In Search of Useful Theory of Innovation'
27. Richard S. Rosenbloom and William J. Abernathy (1982), 'The Climate for Innovation in Industry: The Role of Management Attitudes and Practices in Consumer Electronics'
28. Franco Malerba (1992), 'Learning by Firms and Incremental Technical Change'
29. Dorothy Leonard-Barton (1992), 'Core Capabilities and Core Rigidities: A Paradox in Managing New Product Development'
30. David Teece and Gary Pisano (1994), 'The Dynamic Capabilities of Firms: An Introduction'
31. Ove Granstrand, Pari Patel and Keith Pavitt (1997), 'Multi-Technology Corporations: Why They Have "Distributed" rather than "Distinctive Core" Competencies'
Name Index