The Political Economy of Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Download or read book The Political Economy of Innovation and Entrepreneurship written by Professor Ivar Jonsson and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2015-10-28 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Providing a critical overview of existing research and demonstrating the importance of a transdisciplinary framework for studies of innovation and entrepreneurship, this book advances a general concept of ‘collective entrepreneurship’ that emphasises the social and collaborative nature of innovation and entrepreneurship, thus shedding light on processes of innovation and entrepreneurship as active practices of social construction. As such, it will appeal to scholars of economic sociology, political science, economic geography and economists, as well as those with interests in innovation policy.