The Positive Sum Strategy: Harnessing Technology for Economic Growth

by Nathan Rosenberg and Ralph Landau

Book Overview

This volume provides a state-of-the-art review of the relationship between technology and economic growth. Many of the 42 chapters discuss the political and corporate decisions for what one author calls a "Competitiveness Policy." As contributor John A. Young states, "Technology is our strongest advantage in world competition. Yet we do not capitalize on our preeminent position, and other countries are rapidly closing the gap." This lively volume...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309036305
• ISBN13: 9780309036306
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 656 Pages
• Weight: 2.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.0" x 9.0"