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The Advanced Materials Revolution: Technology and Economic Growth in the Age of Globalization

ISBN: 978-0-471-61526-2
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300 pages
January 2009
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PART I: ADVANCED MATERIALS, PAST & PRESENT.

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.

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