Innovation with Chinese Characteristics

LINDA JAKOBSON is the Beijing-based Director of China Programme at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs. She has written five books on China and East Asia, based on the fourteen years she has lived in China and other parts of East Asia. All the authors have a long career of China expertise. Arthur Kroeber also works in Beijing and is the Managing Editor of the Chinese Economic Quarterly. Kejun Jiang is Director of the Energy Research Institute in Beijing. Dr Chunli Bai and Dr Chen Wang are two of China's leading nanoscientists. Dr Bai is Vice President of the Chinese Academy o

• Forward; A.Hautamäki Introduction; L.Jakobson China aims high in science and technology; L.Jakobson China's push to innovate in information technology; A.Kroeber Nanotechnology research in China; C.Bai, C.Wang & S.Xie Energy technology research in China; K.Jiang & Z.Li Biotechnology research in China; J.Yu

'Innovation with Chinese Characteristics, is very timely, providing strategic insights for decision makers in the field of S&T, not only in China but also in the west. The book shows readers a clear picture of how China has developed its S&T and sheds light on China's S&T capacity building.' - Richard Li-Hua, Journal of Technology Management in China 'This...book will appeal to a broad English-speaking audience curious to learn about China.' - Shulin Gu, Research Policy