The paper attempts to characterize the configurations of innovation dynamics within the French regions, using the methodological approach in terms of social systems of innovation and production developed by Amable, Barré and Boyer. The statistical analysis of a broad whole of data makes it...

Pessimistic views among French economist, political and scholar opinion givers have often prevailed about the assessment of French economic competitiveness ; that might be explained by negative surveys of the ability of economic elites to adapt themselves to the changes of the environment of...

This article analyzes the technical and organizational dynamics on which the strategies of the European aircraft manufacturer are founded. The point of view developed is that refocusing on architect-integrator activities, increasing modular decomposition of the process of building airplanes and...

Since 30 years new automotive countries develop in immediate periphery of the large regional blocks as Spain, Mexico, Czech Republic or Turkey. The products assembled in these new spaces are usually very innovative and originate in pioneering process from the organisational point of view. The...

There is a deficit in economics of theories and empirical data on complex networks, though mathematicians, physicists, biologists, computer scientists, and sociologists are actively engaged in their study. This paper offers a focused review of prominent concepts in contemporary thinking in...

Several recent policy and academic contributions consider that liberalising product markets would foster innovation and growth. This paper analyses the innovation-productivity relationship at the industry-level for a sample of OECD manufacturing industries. We pay particular attention to the...

Cet article aborde la question de l’éventuelle inadaptation du modèle européen à la nouvelle trajectoire de croissance fondée sur la connaissance et l’innovation. L’Union Européenne ne paraît pas en mesure d’atteindre l’objectif de Lisbonne, c’est-à-dire devenir l’économie...

Dans le cadre d´un modèle de croissance endogène fondé sur l´innovation, cet article compare deux modes de financement de l´économie. Dans un cas, le financement est assuré par une multitude de petits prêteurs, dans l´autre, une seule grande banque fournit l´ensemble des prêts. Il...

This paper deals with the question of the possible incompatibility between the European model of capitalism and the new knowledge-based economy. The European Union does not seem able to reach the objective of the Lisbon Summit, i.e. to become the world?s most competitive knowledge-based economy...

This paper tests the effect of competition and regulation on innovative activity measured by patenting. It uses a variety of indicators: the relative number of firms in an industry and various indicators of product market regulation. The sample consists of a panel of 15 industries for 17 OECD...