Innovation and Technological Change in Eastern Europe: Pathways to Industrial RecoveryMichael Fritsch, Horst Dieter Brezinski Edward Elgar, 1999 - 196 pages Research suggests that innovation and technological change are crucial for the economic recovery of the former centrally planned countries in Central and Eastern Europe. This book analyses the development of innovation systems and technology policy in this region from various perspectives, demonstrating not only its importance but also its complexity. Included in the book are discussions on:
The authors conclude that rebuilding innovation systems in Central and Eastern Europe will require considerable time, and that there is no 'best practice' or ideal strategy which can be clearly recommended. This book will be warmly welcomed by scholars working in the fields of transition studies, innovation and technology, as well as policy makers involved in designing technology policy in transition economies. |
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introduction | 1 |
Divergence or convergence in research and development and innovation | 22 |
The big bang as a motivating device | 50 |
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accumulated analysis Audretsch average Baden Cohen and Levinthal competition domestic dominant paradigm dummy East German firms eastern Germany EBRD emerging absorptive capacities employment enterprises established Estonian firms export channels external factors firms from former foreign firms foreign partner former socialist countries growth human capital Hungarian important incentives increase indicators inherited absorptive capacities innovation activities innovation process innovation system innovative firms input international diffusion Iron Curtain knowledge labor costs labor demand light industry manufacturing market economy market entry Mezzogiorno national innovation system nomenklatura non-innovative firms number of employees number of firms OECD organization organizational output overlapping generations model patents percent post-socialist process innovations product innovation product life cycle R&D capital stock R&D expenditure R&D intensity R&D personnel reforms regime regions role sample sector significant skill structure social state-owned strategy Table Tallinn transition countries transition economies turnover types variables wages West western workers