This book describes and analyzes how seven major high-tech industries evolved in the USA, Japan, and Western Europe. The industries covered are machine tools, organic chemical products, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, computers, semiconductors, and software. In each of these industries, firms...

This anthology examines national systems of technical innovation. An introductory chapter provides an overview of the principal topics in current discussion of industrial and technology policy. Innovation is defined as the processes by which firms master and put into practice product designs and...

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS, DEVELOPMENT, AND CATCH-UP An International Comparative Study Edited by HIROYUKI ODAGIRI, AKIRA GOTO, ATSUSHI SUNAMI, AND RICHARD R. NELSON OXPORD UNIVERSITY PRESS ...