Mastering a New Role: Shaping Technology Policy for National Economic PerformanceThis book examines the changing character of commercial technology development and diffusion in an integrated global economy and its implications for U.S. public policies in support of technological innovation. The volume considers the history, current practice, and future prospects for national policies to encourage economic development through both direct and indirect government support of technological advance. |
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY | 1 |
THE CHANGING DEMANDS ON NATIONAL | 28 |
STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF | 61 |
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