Innovation, Technology and Knowledge [Paperback]

In the last four decades the developed economies have developed into veritable knowledge economies at the same time as more and more economies have entered the road to economic development. Typical for the developments during this time has been substantially increased investments in research and development (R&D) to generate new knowledge and new technologies and increased investments in diffusing existing knowledge by means of education and thereby raising the volume of human capital.

However, many member states and regions within the EU are struggling with their economic development. This book explores the uneven patterns of development within the EU, discusses the relative effect of investments on innovation and productivity growth and looks at the mechanisms involved in economic development and policy.

1. Introduction Charlie Karlsson, B?rje Johansson and Roger R. Stough 2. Three Stories about National Systems of Innovation Alina Lid?n  3. Innovation, Productivity and Export: Evidence from Italy Roberto Antonietti and Giulio Cainelli  4. Profiting from the Breakthrough: Technology Commercialisation in the Global Age Samantha Sharpe  5. Innovation and Regional Disparities: A Survey of Regional Growth Drivers and Economic Performance Andreas P. Cornett and Nils Karl S?rensen  6. Knowledge Integration and Network Structure: Modelling Innovation Activity Piergiuseppe Morone and Richard Taylor  7. Proximity, Innovation and Success within Free/Libre Open Source Software Development Project Nicola Bellantuono, Pierpaolo Pontrandolfo and Barbara Scozzi  8. Knowledge Creation and Innovation in Medium Technology Clusters Riccardo Cappelin  9. Invention, Innovation and Regional³D