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The Economic and Social Dynamics of Biotechnology

By John de la Mothe , Jorge Niosi (auth.) , Jorge Niosi (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer US
Year
2000
ISBN
978-1-4613-6941-7, 978-1-4615-4323-7
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4615-4323-7
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
15 MB (15331714 bytes)
Series
Economics of Science, Technology and Innovation 21
Edition
1
Pages
284\281
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2013-08-01 04:00:00
Economic Growth; Innovation/Technology Management;

Description

`Biotechnology' - the integrated use of biochemistry, microbiology, and chemical engineering for the technological application of the capabilities of microbes and cultured tissue cells - is quickly becoming pervasive and challenging, rapidly developing both new techniques and industries. The Economic and Social Dynamics of Biotechnology - a joint project between Statistics Canada, the Program of Research on Innovation, Management and Economy (PRIME) at the University of Ottawa, and CIRANO at the University of Quebec in Montreal - brings together economic, social, and statistical views on the dynamics of this set of emerging technologies. It examines the costs as well as the benefits - the challenges as well as the choices - of the rapidly expanding science-based world of biodiversity, biopharmaceuticals, and bioinformatics, and it provides suggestions for future work and research. This project fits into an ongoing research program at Statistics Canada to develop meaningful indicators for science, technology, and innovation in a technology-intensive economy. This book tells the story of the inner workings of innovation systems, technological systems, and competence blocs in the production, use, and diffusion of knowledge.

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