Science and Technology Based Regional Entrepreneurship: Global Experience in Policy and Program Development

Providing a global survey of public policies and programs for building national and regional ecosystems of science and technology based entrepreneurial development, this book offers a unique analysis of the advances, over the last several decades and in light of the experiential knowledge gained in various parts of the world, in the understanding of innovation systems in the pursuit of developing these economies. Presenting nineteen case studies of diverse developed and emerging economy nations and their regions, more than thirty expert authors describe an array of policy and program mechanisms that have been implemented over the years.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1847203906
• ISBN13: 9781847203908
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
• Length: 488 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.3" x 6.3"