Technical Change and the World Economy

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"Technical Change and the World Economy features a series of essays which discuss and analyse issues relating to the internationalization of corporate technology strategies." "General trends in international trade and investment, corporate strategies and the world-wide distribution of technology are analysed in the first part of this important new book. This is followed by a series of more specialized papers which cover topics relating to multicontact inter-firm collusion through R&D joint ventures and the economics of converging and diverging patent regimes. In the final part of the book the reader finds empirical studies on the uneven distribution of corporate and national technological capabilities, the role of oligopolies in the restructuring of the European information technology industry, and a more general analysis of patterns of divergence in that industry." "Addressing some of the key technology issues facing firms, governments and individuals, this book will be essential reading for economists, business analysts and all those with an interest in the globalization of technology and its impact on corporate strategies."--BOOK JACKET.