`admirable study of national innovation systems ... the book is unusually coherent in its scope and analysis. It provides a wealth of information not just about technology policies, but about the institutional and cultural factors which influence each country's industrial performance ... This book is an important contribution towards more balanced discussion of high-tech issues and more rational government policies'Financial Times

• Contributors 1: Richard R. Nelson and Nathan Rosenberg: Technical Innovation and National Systems Part I: Large High-Income Countries 2: David C. Mowery and Nathan Rosenberg: The U.S. National Innovation System 3: Hiroyuki Odagiri and Akira Goto: The Japanese System of Innovaton: Past, Present, and Future 4: Otto Keck: The National System for Technical Innovation in Germany 5: William Walker: National Innovation Systems: Britain 6: Francois Chesnais: The French National System of Innovation 7: Franco Malerba: The National System of Innovation: Italy Part II: Smaller High-Income Countries 8: Charles Edquist and Bengt-Ake Lundvall: Comparing the Danish and Swedish Systems of Innovation 9: Donald G. McFetridge: The Canadian System of Industrial Innovation 10: Robert G. Gregory: The Australian Innovation System Part III: Lower Income Countries 11: Linsu Kim: National System of Industrial Innovation: Dynamics of Capability Building in Korea 12: Chi-Ming Hou and San Gee: National Systems Supporting Technical Advance in Industry: The Case of Taiwan 13: Carl J. Dalhman and Claudio R. Frischtak: National Systems Supporting Technical Advance in Industry: The Brazilian Experience 14: Jorge M. Katz and Nestor A. Bercovich: National Systems of Innovation Supporting Technical Advance in Industry: The Case of Argentina 15: Morris Teubal: The Innovation System of Israel: Description, Performance, and Outstanding Issues Part IV: National Innovation Systems 16: Richard R. Nelson: A Retrospective Index

`admirable study of national innovation systems ... the book is unusually coherent in its scope and analysis. It provides a wealth of information not just about technology policies, but about the institutional and cultural factors which influence each country's industrial performance ... This book is an important contribution towards more balanced discussion of high-tech issues and more rational government policies'Financial Times

• Contributors 1: Richard R. Nelson and Nathan Rosenberg: Technical Innovation and National Systems Part I: Large High-Income Countries 2: David C. Mowery and Nathan Rosenberg: The U.S. National Innovation System 3: Hiroyuki Odagiri and Akira Goto: The Japanese System of Innovaton: Past, Present, and Future 4: Otto Keck: The National System for Technical Innovation in Germany 5: William Walker: National Innovation Systems: Britain 6: Francois Chesnais: The French National System of Innovation 7: Franco Malerba: The National System of Innovation: Italy Part II: Smaller High-Income Countries 8: Charles Edquist and Bengt-Ake Lundvall: Comparing the Danish and Swedish Systems of Innovation 9: Donald G. McFetridge: The Canadian System of Industrial Innovation 10: Robert G. Gregory: The Australian Innovation System Part III: Lower Income Countries 11: Linsu Kim: National System of Industrial Innovation: Dynamics of Capability Building in Korea 12: Chi-Ming Hou and San Gee: National Systems Supporting Technical Advance in Industry: The Case of Taiwan 13: Carl J. Dalhman and Claudio R. Frischtak: National Systems Supporting Technical Advance in Industry: The Brazilian Experience 14: Jorge M. Katz and Nestor A. Bercovich: National Systems of Innovation Supporting Technical Advance in Industry: The Case of Argentina 15: Morris Teubal: The Innovation System of Israel: Description, Performance, and Outstanding Issues Part IV: National Innovation Systems 16: Richard R. Nelson: A Retrospective Index

`admirable study of national innovation systems ... the book is unusually coherent in its scope and analysis. It provides a wealth of information not just about technology policies, but about the institutional and cultural factors which influence each country's industrial performance ... This book is an important contribution towards more balanced discussion of high-tech issues and more rational government policies'Financial Times

• Contributors 1: Richard R. Nelson and Nathan Rosenberg: Technical Innovation and National Systems Part I: Large High-Income Countries 2: David C. Mowery and Nathan Rosenberg: The U.S. National Innovation System 3: Hiroyuki Odagiri and Akira Goto: The Japanese System of Innovaton: Past, Present, and Future 4: Otto Keck: The National System for Technical Innovation in Germany 5: William Walker: National Innovation Systems: Britain 6: Francois Chesnais: The French National System of Innovation 7: Franco Malerba: The National System of Innovation: Italy Part II: Smaller High-Income Countries 8: Charles Edquist and Bengt-Ake Lundvall: Comparing the Danish and Swedish Systems of Innovation 9: Donald G. McFetridge: The Canadian System of Industrial Innovation 10: Robert G. Gregory: The Australian Innovation System Part III: Lower Income Countries 11: Linsu Kim: National System of Industrial Innovation: Dynamics of Capability Building in Korea 12: Chi-Ming Hou and San Gee: National Systems Supporting Technical Advance in Industry: The Case of Taiwan 13: Carl J. Dalhman and Claudio R. Frischtak: National Systems Supporting Technical Advance in Industry: The Brazilian Experience 14: Jorge M. Katz and Nestor A. Bercovich: National Systems of Innovation Supporting Technical Advance in Industry: The Case of Argentina 15: Morris Teubal: The Innovation System of Israel: Description, Performance, and Outstanding Issues Part IV: National Innovation Systems 16: Richard R. Nelson: A Retrospective Index