This volume offers contributions to questions relating to the economics of innovation and technological change. Central to the development of new technologies a

The papers here range from description and analysis of how our political economy allocates its inventive effort, to studies of the decision making process in sp

The Industrial Revolution remains a defining moment in the economic history of the modern world. But what kind and how much of a revolution was it? And what kin

Technical advance requires resources and is motivated by the quest for profits; therefore, the rate and direction of advance is determined by the economic syste

The relationship between innovation, networks and localities is of central concern for many nations. However, despite increasing interest in the components of t