Chad Day

Focusing on North America, Innovation Systems in a Global Context examines the nature of existing systems of innovation in the United States, Canada, and Mexico; the conceptual questions surrounding the analysis of such systems; trends towards the creation of supranational systems in East Asia, Europe, and North America; and some of the ecological, cultural, economic, and social problems confronting these large-scale systems.

The essays in this book examine the structures and behaviour of innovation systems. The integration of national economies in a global economic system has become a central feature of contemporary political, social, economic and cultural life. However, the mechanisms of such integration are not well understood. In this collection of essays, scholars in the area of evolutionary economics clarify the structure of innovation systems and discuss the role played by technological innovation in fostering economic growth and international integration.