Technical change and economic growth : inside the knowledge based economy / George M. Korres.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Korres, George M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Technological innovations--Economic aspects--European Union countries.

Technological innovations.

Technological innovations--Economic aspects--Greece.

Production functions (Economic theory).

European Union countries--Economic conditions.

European Union countries.

Greece--Economic conditions--1974-2009.

Greece.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (393 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Aldershot, Hants, England : Ashgate, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this in-depth and detailed study, George Korres analyzes the macroeconomic and the microeconomic factors influencing the economics of innovation and the economic relations between technology, innovation, knowledge and productivity.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; List of Abbreviations; 1 Knowledge Economy and Innovation Activities: An Approach to Definitions and Measurement; 2 Modelling Knowledge Economy and Innovation Activities with the Context of New Growth Theory; 3 Knowledge Economy, Technical Change and Productivity Growth; 4 Foreign Direct Investment (FDIs), National System of Innovations and Diffusion of Knowledge; 5 European Innovation Policy and Regional Cohesion; Appendix: Glossary of Definitions and Measurements; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-351-89581-8

1-351-89582-6

1-315-24169-2

1-281-89418-4

9786611894184

0-7546-8991-3

9781315241692

OCLC:

297819994