Contested Development in China's Transition to an Innovation-driven Economy

ISBN-13: 9781032101330 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 212 str.

Yvette To

Opis

This book investigates how technology and innovation policies in contemporary China are impacted by collaboration and conflicts between different classes and interests in a world economy, in which competitiveness is defined by the successful leverage of emerging technologies.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: Understanding China’s Transition to an Innovation-driven Economy: Politics, History, and Context  2. Theorising Institutions, Innovation, and Development in China  3. China’s Pursuit of Technological Upgrading in Historical Perspective: What Drives Institutional Change?  4. The Rise of Big Tech: China’s Digital Dilemma  5. Institutional Reform and Contestation in China’s New-energy Vehicle Market  6. Interests, Social Needs, and Competition: China’s Struggle to Pursue Drug Innovation  Conclusion: Rethinking Institutional Change, Market-making, and China’s Technological Upgrading

O autorze

Yvette To is a Postdoc at the Department of Asian and International Studies, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.