Overview
"Which kinds of growth lead to increased employment and which do not? This is one of the questions that this important volume attempts to answer. The book explores the complex relationships between innovation, growth and employment that are vital for both research into, and policy for, the creation of jobs." This book will be of great interest to those involved in research and policy in the fields of macroeconomics (economic growth and employment), industrial economics and innovation.Synopsis
"Which kinds of growth lead to increased employment and which do not? This is one of the questions that this important volume attempts to answer. The book explores the complex relationships between innovation, growth and employment that are vital for both research into, and policy for, the creation of jobs." This book will be of great interest to those involved in research and policy in the fields of macroeconomics (economic growth and employment), industrial economics and innovation.
Booknews
Aimed at researchers and policy makers in the fields of macroeconomics, industrial economics, and innovation, this text explores the relationships between innovation, growth, and employment. The three co-authors begin by describing their theoretical approach to innovation and employment which emphasizes the distinctions between process and product innovations and between high-tech and low-tech goods and services. The main part of the text analyzes the effects that different kinds of innovations have on job creation and destruction. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)