Explaining Technical Change in a Small Country: The Finnish National Innovation

Description: Explaining Technical Change in a Small Country by Pentti Vuorinen, Synnöve Vuori Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Technologypolicy must be seen as one part of more encompassing socialand economic policies, and the role of factors such aswell-functioning institutions, appropriate education andsound incentive systems is highly important. Publisher Description Technical change is produced by the interaction of a largenumber of technical, economic, social and institutionalfactors. One of the starting points is the concept ofnational innovation systems. The aim of this book is to takeFinland as an example illustrating the challenges faced bysmall countries. The characteristics and performance of theFinnish national innovation system of the last couple ofdecades are analyzed. The Finnish experience is put in abroader context by comparing it with a few other countries.The development paths possible in the near future areassessed.According to the results, many problems remain despitefavourable developments in several technology indicators.The rigidities of the social institutions created during the1970s and 1980s seem to have become obstacles for economicand technological development. There are fairly largedifferences between the countries studied, and even betweenthe culturally and historically close Nordic countries.However,Finland and Sweden seem to share the same kind ofencompassing collective risk-sharing systems, which may havedetrimental effects on, for instance, incentives related toinnovativeness.Increasing globalisation requires furtherdevelopment of the national system of innovation. Technologypolicy must be seen as one part of more encompassing socialand economic policies, and the role of factors such aswell-functioning institutions, appropriate education andsound incentive systems is highly important.The papers of this book are written by experts of variousresearch disciplines. They reflect the respective views onthe issue how technical change in Finland can be explained.It is also discussed how Finland fares in comparison toDenmark, Sweden, Japan and the United States. Details ISBN 3790807605 ISBN-13 9783790807608 Title Explaining Technical Change in a Small Country Author Pentti Vuorinen, Synnöve Vuori Format Paperback Year 1994 Pages 215 Publisher Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG GE_Item_ID:151480959; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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