TY  - BOOK
AU  - 
ED  - SpringerLink (Online service)
TI  - Public/Private Partnerships: Innovation Strategies and Policy Alternatives 
SN  - 9780387297750
AV  - JF20-2112 
U1  - 338.926 23
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Boston, MA
PB  - Springer US
KW  - Economics
KW  - Endogenous growth (Economics)
KW  - Technology
KW  - Entrepreneurship
KW  - Economics/Management Science
KW  - R & D/Technology Policy
KW  - Technology Management
KW  - Economic Growth
N1  - The History of Public/Private Partnerships -- Public Support of Innovation -- Technological Change and R&D -- Alternative Models of Technological Change -- The Patent System -- Tax Incentives -- Research Collaborations -- Research Joint Ventures -- Advanced Technology Program -- National Institute of Standards and Technology -- Small Business Innovation Research Program -- Program Evaluation -- Concluding Statement; ZDB-2-SBE
N2  - Research and development (R & D) leads to innovation, and innovation leads to technological change. Technological change, in turn, is the primary driver of economic growth. Public/private partnerships -- cooperative relationships among industry, government, and/or universities -- leverage the efficiency of R & D and are thus a critical aspect of a nations innovation system. This text is intended for upper-level undergraduate and MBA courses such as Economics and Technology, Economics of Innovation, and Economics of Science and Technology, among others. The first chapter introduces the concept of public/private research partnerships along with other concepts fundamental to an understanding of innovation and technology policy. The framework chapters (2-5) set forth an argument for the publics role  governments role  in innovation in general and in public/private partnership in particular. The remaining chapters (6-14) describe a number of public/private partnerships and, to the extent possible, evaluate their social impact
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/0-387-29775-8
ER  -