Innovation in China: Challenging the Global Science and Technology System

by Richard P. Appelbaum, Cong Cao, Rachel Parker, et al.

Book Overview

China is in the midst of transitioning from a manufacturing-based economy to one driven by innovation and knowledge. This up-to-date analysis evaluates China's state-led approach to science and technology, and its successes and failures.

In recent decades, China has seen huge investments in high-tech science parks, a surge in home-grown top-ranked global companies, and a significant increase in scientific publications and patents. Helped...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745689574
• ISBN13: 9780745689579
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.2"