Books in the Annals of Science and Technology Policy series

Describes the One North Carolina Small Business Program's purpose and history, as well as offers an assessment of whether it has met its stated goals and objectives. The book provides both descriptive findings as well as econometric assessments of the Program against its four stated goals.

The Roles and Impacts of Technical Standards on Economic Growth and Implications for Innovation Policy assesses the economic nature, roles, and impacts of technical standards over the entire technology life cycle and the required public policies to effectively provide this critical infrastructure.

Tracks the evolution of US science policy research largely as it has been conducted in universities and supported by the National Science Foundation, from its beginnings in the early 1960s to the present, from reliance on expert opinion to more systematic, empirical studies.

Provides a nontechnical reference source of the relevant social science and policy literature on nanotechnology. The authors hope to engender not only a greater appreciation of the economic and social benefits of nanotechnology but also to encourage more extensive research and public support of this technology.

Evaluates the net social benefits of advanced encryption standards. This is one of many areas where the National Institute for Standards and Technology has promoted innovation and industrial competitiveness to ensure that public and private computer systems can protect the confidentiality, availability, and integrity of digital information.

Describes the economic rationales, policy elements, implementation mechanisms, and expected economic impacts of 'technology-based economic development' (TBED) strategies that are being pursued in almost all 50 states within the U.S. economy.

Examines the role of the federal government in the development of major innovations. This is done in a purely descriptive manner, specifically identifying and describing major products, industries, and firms resulting from US government funding of research in the years since World War II.

Examines the conceptual and program models that exist for the design and implementation of government support of business innovation at different jurisdictional levels. The book explores the traditional neoclassical approach to innovation policy and more recent evolutionary approaches.

Examines the evolution of industrial, science and technology policy from a small country perspective. In particular, the book focuses on the evolution of Irish industrial development, the development of Irish industrial cluster, and Ireland's education research policy designed to build capacity and scientific capabilities.

Makes the case that US economic growth policy has not responded to the growing competitive pressures from globalization. Specifically, the federal government has placed excessive reliance on business-cycle management and recently on trade barriers in the form of tariffs.