The economics of industrial innovation / Chris Freeman and Luc Soete.

"First published in 1997. First issued in paperback ed 2011."

Includes bibliographical references (pages [435]-461) and index.

1. Introduction -- Pt. 1. The rise of science-related technology. 2. The Industrial Revolution. 3. The age of electricity and steel. 4. Process innovations in oil and chemicals. 5. Synthetic materials. 6. Mass production and the automobile. 7. Electronics and computers -- Pt. 2. The micro-economics of innovations: the theory of the firm. 8. Success and failure in industrial innovation. 9. Innovation and size of firm. 10. Uncertainty, project evaluation and innovation. 11. Innovation and the strategy of the firm -- Pt. 3. Macro-economics of innovation: science, technology and growth, and globalization. 12. National systems of innovation. 13. Technology and economic growth. 14. Innovation and international trade performance. 15. Development and the diffusion of technology -- Pt. 4. Innovation and public policy. 16. Aspects of public policy for science, technology and innovation. 17. The information society and employment. 18. Technology and the environment.

19. Conclusions: beyond the economics of industrial innovation.