Technological dynamics and social capability: US states and European nations
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Summary, in English
This article analyzes factors shaping technological capabilities in USA and European countries, and shows that the differences between the two continents in this respect are much smaller than commonly assumed. The analysis demonstrates a tendency toward convergence in technological capabilities for the sample as a whole between 1998 and 2008. The results indicate that social capabilities, such as well-developed public knowledge infrastructure, an egalitarian distribution of income, a participatory democracy and prevalence of public safety condition the growth of technological capabilities. Possible effects of other factors, such as agglomeration, urbanization, industrial specialization, migration and knowledge spillovers are also considered.
Avdelning/ar
Publiceringsår
2014
Språk
Engelska
Sidor
313-337
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Journal of Economic Geography
Volym
14
Issue
2
Dokumenttyp
Artikel i tidskrift
Förlag
Oxford University Press
Ämne
- Social Sciences Interdisciplinary
Nyckelord
- Innovation
- technological capability
- social capability
- Europe
- USA
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISSN: 1468-2702