Sociology of Economic Innovation

ISBN-13: 9780367359980 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 266 str.

Francesco Ramella

Opis

This book presents an integrated sociological approach to the study of economic innovation. It explores the key theories and sociological research on innovation, as well as other contributions to the field of Innovation Studies from economists, geographers, and psychologists.

Spis treści

Introduction: Innovation Studies.  1. Innovation and Social Change  2. Inventors and Creativity  3. The Sociology of Economic Inventions  4. The Small Worlds of Creativity and Innovation  5. Innovation Systems  6. The Geography of Innovation  7. Innovation and Local Development

O autorze

Francesco Ramella is Professor of Economic Sociology at the University of Torino, Italy. He is also Editor in Chief of the scientific journal Stato e Mercato and member of the editorial boards of Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy and South European Society & Politics. He has carried out research on innovation, local development and political cultures.