It is commonly remarked that Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) form the backbone of many different economies around the world, but the extent to which such national trends form part of a quantifiable larger global pattern has rarely, if ever, been examined. It is not unusual to hear...

Focusing on North America, Innovation Systems in a Global Context examines the nature of existing systems of innovation in the United States, Canada, and Mexico; the conceptual questions surrounding the analysis of such systems; trends towards the creation of supranational systems in East Asia,...

Focusing on North America, Innovation Systems in a Global Context examines the nature of existing systems of innovation in the United States, Canada, and Mexico; the conceptual questions surrounding the analysis of such systems; trends towards the creation of supranational systems in East Asia,...