Silicon and the State: French Innovation Policy in the Internet Age

by Gunnar Trumbull

Book Overview

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In the early 1990s, French officials viewed with some concern the emerging and innovative high-technology sectors of the U.S. and British marketplace. Fearful of falling too far behind, the French government implemented a vast array of policies--from tax incentives for investing in risky high-tech start-ups to new standards for electronic signatures--designed to promote the commercialization of new economy technologies in France. The efforts have...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815785976
• ISBN13: 9780815785972
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
• Length: 137 Pages
• Weight: 0.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 9.0"