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The moon and the ghetto
Book by Nelson, Richard R.
- GenresEconomicsNonfiction
159 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1977
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Richard R. Nelson
36 books7 followersRichard R. Nelson was an American professor of economics at Columbia University. He was one of the leading figures in the revival of evolutionary economics thanks to his seminal book An Evolutionary Theory of Economic Change (1982) written jointly with Sidney G. Winter. He was also known for his work on industry, economic growth, the theory of the firm, and technical change. The book he edited, National innovation systems: A comparative analysis (1996) is one of the most influential in innovation studies.
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January 16, 20241977. author born 1930. 159 pp Was a lecture.
NOT available through public library. Does seem to be at Leiden U and other U libraries. Can't buy through de kler.
rec. by Marcell. Why 'we' can go to outer space but cannot improve our ghettos/poverty/etc.
"This essay is concerned with identifying the reasons for the very uneven technological progress that has been made thus far, and exploring how progress might be increased in areas of great need where progress to date has been very slight. The concept of an innovation system, which Lundvall has been prominent in developing, plays a central role in the analysis."
"He believed the power of these varied greatly across fields of practice, in the sense that in certain fields progress has been much more rapid than in others where comparable resources have been applied to the effort. He proposed that one important factor in this is the extent to which the technology in a field is *controllable and replicable*. Another factor is the strength of the supporting sciences. He argued that these factors are strongly intertwined with the causal arrows going both ways"
"professor of economics at Columbia University. He is one of the leading figures in the revival of *evolutionary economics* thanks to his seminal book An Evolutionary Theory of Economic Change (1982)"
NOT available through public library. Does seem to be at Leiden U and other U libraries. Can't buy through de kler.
rec. by Marcell. Why 'we' can go to outer space but cannot improve our ghettos/poverty/etc.
"This essay is concerned with identifying the reasons for the very uneven technological progress that has been made thus far, and exploring how progress might be increased in areas of great need where progress to date has been very slight. The concept of an innovation system, which Lundvall has been prominent in developing, plays a central role in the analysis."
"He believed the power of these varied greatly across fields of practice, in the sense that in certain fields progress has been much more rapid than in others where comparable resources have been applied to the effort. He proposed that one important factor in this is the extent to which the technology in a field is *controllable and replicable*. Another factor is the strength of the supporting sciences. He argued that these factors are strongly intertwined with the causal arrows going both ways"
"professor of economics at Columbia University. He is one of the leading figures in the revival of *evolutionary economics* thanks to his seminal book An Evolutionary Theory of Economic Change (1982)"
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