Mastering a New Role:

Shaping Technology Policy for National Economic Performance

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Size: 144 pages, 6 x 9

Publication Year:1993

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Committee on Technology Policy Options in a Global Economy, National Academy of Engineering
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This book examines the changing character of commercial technology development and diffusion in an integrated global economy and its implications for U.S. public policies in support of technological innovation. The volume considers the history, current practice, and future prospects for ...
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Front matter	i-xii	(skim)
Executive Summary	1-6	(skim)
Background: The Postwar U.S. Technology Enterprise	7-27	(skim)
The Changing Demands on National Technology Policy and Strategy	28-60	(skim)
Strengths and Weaknesses of the U.S. Technology Enterprise	61-90	(skim)
A New Mission for U.S. Technology	91-109	(skim)
References	110-121	(skim)
Biographical Information about the Committee	122-128	(skim)
Index	129-132	(skim)

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This book examines the changing character of commercial technology development and diffusion in an integrated global economy and its implications for U.S. public policies in support of technological innovation. The volume considers the history, current practice, and future prospects for national policies to encourage economic development through both direct and indirect government support of technological advance.

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