State Policies and Techno-Industrial Innovation

Behind the rhetoric of 'intervention' and 'deregulation' which has accompanied state attempts to stimulate technological innovation in the last decade is secreted a story of failed ambitions, confusion, muddle and incoherence. Techno-industrial innovation does make demands on the state, not only in terms of new industries, but also in regard to the inter-relation of industrial and R&D policy and the creation of markets. This book provides a comparative analysis of techno-industrial innovation in Europe, Japan and the USA. Drawing on case studies ranging from the semi-conductor to the biotechnology industries, the book presents a comprehensive and detailed survey of national strategies for the internal and world markets and sets them in their political context, where 'the costs may be high and the pay-offs uncertain'.Hilpert, Ulrich is the author of 'State Policies and Techno-Industrial Innovation', published 1991 under ISBN 9780415042680 and ISBN 0415042682.