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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Indicators of technology and of scientific activity are examined together with other economic and R & D data, providing a wealth of empirical evidence on the activities, and areas of strength and weakness of individual countries. The amount of disaggregated data provided, and the assessment offered on the state of art in science and technology indicators, make The Technological Specialization of Advanced Countries an important reference work.
A description of the fields of national effort is provided and a special study is devoted to the fields of greater innovative dynamism where patenting has grown most rapidly. Over time, countries have concentrated their technological efforts in the fields of their greater strength, under the pressure of increasing international competition and the proprietary nature of know how. Conversely, in science there has generally been a decrease in the degree of specialization, with countries entering new fields of research, taking advantage of the open flow of scientific knowledge.
For science and technology policy, the findings of The Technological Specialization of Advanced Countries suggest that national efforts should be combined with the growing international integration. The aims of maintaining established areas of strength and of developing new specializations in emerging fields should be balanced, and a more selective policy at the sectoral level is suggested.
Authors and Affiliations
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Istituto di Studi sulla Ricerca e Documentazione Scientifica (ISRDS), National Research Council, Rome, Italy
Daniele Archibugi, Mario Pianta
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Technological Specialization of Advanced Countries
Book Subtitle: A Report to the EEC on International Science and Technology Activities
Authors: Daniele Archibugi, Mario Pianta
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-7999-5
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1992
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-1750-0Published: 30 September 1992
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-015-8001-4Published: 03 October 2013
eBook ISBN: 978-94-015-7999-5Published: 17 April 2013
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 164
Number of Illustrations: 20 b/w illustrations
Topics: Industrial Organization, Economic Policy