National innovation, indicators and policy / edited by Louise Earl, Fred Gault. Northampton, Mass : Edward Elgar, 2006. Available in the Social Sciences & Humanities Library at HD45 .N35 2006



About this Book Innovation targets, now set in many countries, are raising expectations that innovation policies can help to achieve the targets and to improve quality of life. Economic theory, statistical measurement, and the need to achieve targets, are combining to shift the policy focus towards the outcomes and the economic and social impacts of innovation. This is forcing economists, and statisticians, to look for new measures, indicators, and analytical frameworks to support the public policy debate and the implementations of change necessary for success. This book both examines and contributes to this process.

Subject(s): Technological innovations -- Economic aspects. Technological innovations -- Business Administration & Enterprise Technological innovations -- Government policy.