Table of Contents

Contributors
1: Richard R. Nelson and Nathan Rosenberg: Technical Innovation and National Systems
Part I: Large High-Income Countries
2: David C. Mowery and Nathan Rosenberg: The U.S. National Innovation System
3: Hiroyuki Odagiri and Akira Goto: The Japanese System of Innovaton: Past, Present, and Future
4: Otto Keck: The National System for Technical Innovation in Germany
5: William Walker: National Innovation Systems: Britain
6: Francois Chesnais: The French National System of Innovation
7: Franco Malerba: The National System of Innovation: Italy
Part II: Smaller High-Income Countries
8: Charles Edquist and Bengt-Ake Lundvall: Comparing the Danish and Swedish Systems of Innovation
9: Donald G. McFetridge: The Canadian System of Industrial Innovation
10: Robert G. Gregory: The Australian Innovation System
Part III: Lower Income Countries
11: Linsu Kim: National System of Industrial Innovation: Dynamics of Capability Building in Korea
12: Chi-Ming Hou and San Gee: National Systems Supporting Technical Advance in Industry: The Case of Taiwan
13: Carl J. Dalhman and Claudio R. Frischtak: National Systems Supporting Technical Advance in Industry: The Brazilian Experience
14: Jorge M. Katz and Nestor A. Bercovich: National Systems of Innovation Supporting Technical Advance in Industry: The Case of Argentina
15: Morris Teubal: The Innovation System of Israel: Description, Performance, and Outstanding Issues
Part IV: National Innovation Systems
16: Richard R. Nelson: A Retrospective
Index

Reviews

"This book is a classic which will raise the discussion of comparative technology and innovation policies to a new level of sophistication in both description and understanding. It provides an indispensable conceptual framework for future debates over policies and strategies to enhance U.S. economic performance."--Harvey Brooks, Harvard University
"An admirably balanced examination of innovation in industry....As a collection of papers from different authors, the book is unusually coherent in its scope and analysis. It provides a wealth of information not just about technology policies, but about the institutional and cultural factors which influence each country's industrial performance....An important contribution towards more balanced discussion of high-tech issues and more rational government
policies."--Financial Times
"Highly informative report on the systems for innovation."--Foreign Affairs
"It deserves a place on the bookshelves of business enterprises, operating R&D facilities both at home and abroad, university and college libraries, and academic and other researchers."--Journal of Product Innovation Management
"This work provides a succinct presentation of the innovation and technological development schema of many of the world's important economies."--Academy of Management Review
"This book is a classic which will raise the discussion of comparative technology and innovation policies to a new level of sophistication in both description and understanding. It provides an indispensable conceptual framework for future debates over policies and strategies to enhance U.S. economic performance."--Harvey Brooks, Harvard University
"An admirably balanced examination of innovation in industry....As a collection of papers from different authors, the book is unusually coherent in its scope and analysis. It provides a wealth of information not just about technology policies, but about the institutional and cultural factors which influence each country's industrial performance....An important contribution towards more balanced discussion of high-tech issues and more rational government
policies."--Financial Times
"Highly informative report on the systems for innovation."--Foreign Affairs
"It deserves a place on the bookshelves of business enterprises, operating R&D facilities both at home and abroad, university and college libraries, and academic and other researchers."--Journal of Product Innovation Management
"This work provides a succinct presentation of the innovation and technological development schema of many of the world's important economies."--Academy of Management Review