The Globalizing Learning Economy [Paperback]

Daniele Archibugi (Editor), Bengt-ďż1/2ke Lundvall (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2, 2003

This volume analyses some of the major and current trends and challenges in the "new economy" from the point of view of technical innovation and competence building.It brings together the leading European expertise on different topics in this field.The contributors to this volume share the belief that knowledge is a fundamental component of economic growth and welfare. However, the ways in which knowledge is transmited and distributed among economic agents requires shaping by public policies.The individual chapters report on the most significant policies adopted and asses them in the light of the European experience in comparison with the United States and Japan.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"[This book] take[s] as [its] central task the question of the ability of European national systems to 'learn' in a period marked by globalization." --Administrative Science Quarterly.

"Leading European exeprts analyze the major and current trends and policy int he 'new economy' from the point of view of technical innovations and competence building."--Business Horizons

About the Author

Daniele Archibugi is a technological director at the Italian National Research Council and a commissioner in the Authority for Public Services, Rome City Council. He has written extensively on the globalization of technology, the measurement of innovation, and the impact of innovation on economic performance. Bengt-�ke Lundvall is Professor of Economics at the Department of Business Studies, Aalborg University. He was Deputy Director of the Directorate for Science, Technology, and Industry at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development from 1992-5. Since 1995 he has been Research Manager for the nationwide Danish network DRUID (Danish Research Unit for Industrial Dynamics).

Product Details

• Paperback: 326 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (January 2, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0199258171
• ISBN-13: 978-0199258178
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,659,658 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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