Foreign Participation in U.S. Research and Development: Asset or Liability? (Prospering in a Global Economy: A Series) [Paperback]

Committee on Foreign Participation in U.S. Research and Development (Author), National Academy of Engineering (Author), Proctor P. Reid (Editor), Alan Schriesheim (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 3, 1996 | ISBN-10: 0309050952 | ISBN-13: 978-0309050951

During the past decade, foreign participation in U.S. research and development - through acquisition of R&D-intensive businesses, links with universities, and other arrangements - has expanded rapidly. This emergence of foreign influence has drawn a mixed response - some regard the trend as a positive corollary to the expanding involvement of U.S.-owned companies in national markets abroad. Others consider it a net liability for Americans that often benefits foreign companies and their home economies at U.S. expense. There exists a large gap in expert and public understanding of the drivers, nature, and consequences of foreign participation in the nation's technology enterprise. This volume seeks to close this gap and reviews: the nature of R&D activities and how they contribute to economic development; the causes, scope, and nature of foreign involvement in U.S.-based R&D activity and the associated costs, risks, benefits, and opportunities of this trend; and the merits and liabilities of policies to regulate foreign R&D participation.

Editorial Reviews

Book Description

During the past decade, foreign participation in U.S. research and development--through acquisition of R&D-intensive businesses, links with universities, and other arrangements--has expanded rapidly.
This emergence of foreign influence has drawn a mixed response--some regard the trend as a positive corollary to the expanding involvement of U.S.-owned companies in national markets abroad. Others consider it a net liability for Americans that often benefits foreign companies and their home economies at U.S. expense.
There exists a large gap in expert and public understanding of the drivers, nature, and consequences of foreign participation in the nation's technology enterprise. This volume seeks to close this gap and reviews

• The nature of R&D activities and how they contribute to economic development.
• The causes, scope, and nature of foreign involvement in U.S.-based R&D activity and the associated costs, risks, benefits, and opportunities of this trend.
• The merits and liabilities of policies to regulate foreign R&D participation.

About the Author

Proctor P. Reid and Alan Schriesheim, Editors; Committee on Foreign Participation in U.S. Research and Development, National Academy of Engineering

Product Details

• Paperback: 204 pages
• Publisher: National Academies Press (June 3, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0309050952
• ISBN-13: 978-0309050951
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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