The Advanced Materials Revolution: Technology and Economic Growth in the Age of GlobalizationISBN: 978-0-471-61526-2
Hardcover
300 pages
January 2009
|
Introduction: Advanced Materials in A Global World.
Chapter 1: The Coming of The Advanced Materials Revolution.
PART II: OPPORTUNITIES AND RISKS.
Chapter 2: A Great Potential - Markets and Society.
Chapter 3: The Great Divide -- Advanced Materials, Productivity, and Economic Growth.
Chapter 4: Facing Reality - The Risk Factor In The World Of Advanced Materials.
PART III: CREATION: RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.
Chapter 5: Research And Development I: The American Context.
Chapter 6: Research And Development Ii: The European Context.
PART IV: A WIDER CONTEXT: THE SEAMLESS WEB.
Chapter 7: The Seamless Web I: Corporations, Universities, Incubators and Start Ups.
Chapter 8: The Seamless Web II: Signaling, Selection, and Focusing Mechanisms - SMEs, Entrepreneurs, and Venture Capital.
PART V: ORGANIZING GROWTH: CLUSTERS AND GATEKEEPERS.
Chapter 9: The Localization of Economic Growth: "Clustering," Synergies, And Advanced Materials.
Chapter 10: The American Touch: "Gatekeepers" And Creative Clusters.
Chapter 11: Conclusion - Broadening Horizons.