{"product_id":"publicprivate-partnerships-innovation-strategies-and-policy-alternatives-038729774x","title":"Public\/Private Partnerships: Innovation Strategies and Policy Alternatives","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 038729774X\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Link, Albert N.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eResearch and development (R and 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 and 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51824170172704,"sku":"NEW038729774X","price":65.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/51V-FSH6oQL.jpg?v=1781208872","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/publicprivate-partnerships-innovation-strategies-and-policy-alternatives-038729774x","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}