The Economic and Social Dynamics of Biotechnology (Hardcover)

Contributors. Acknowledgements. Preface. Part I: Introduction. 1. Tools for Analysing Biotechnology; J. de la Mothe, J. Niosi. Part II: Frameworks. 2. A Systems Framework for the Study of Economic and Social Dynamics of Biotechnology; B. Carlsson. 3. The Industrial Potential of Biotechnology: A Competence Bloc Analysis; G. Eliasson. 4. Biotechnology: Scientific Progress and Social Progress; J. Senker. Part III: Measurement. 5. A Challenge for Measuring Biotechnology Activities; A. Rose. 6. Measuring the Economic Impacts of Biotechnology: From R&D to Applications; A. Arundel. 7. Strategy and Performance Factors Behind Rapid Growth in Canadian Biotechnology Firms; J. Niosi. 8. Assessing the Role of the University of California in the State's Biotechnology Economy; C. Yarkin. Part IV: Impacts. 9. Internationally Comparable Indicators on Biotechnology; B. Pattinson, et al. 10. The Contested International Regime for Biotechnology; G.B. Doern. 11. Australian Biotechnology Firms: Problems in Appropriating Economic Returns to Knowledge; M. McKelvey. 12. Competing Business Models in the French Biotechnology Industry; V. Mangematin. 13. Knowledge, Markets and Biotechnology; N. Stehr. 14. Biotechnology and Policy in an Innovation System: Strategy, Stewardship and Sector Promotion; J. de la Mothe. Part V: Conclusion. 15. Issues for Future Research, Measurement and Policy; J. de la Mothe, J. Niosi. Notes. Bibliography. Index.