Schumpeter's profoundly influential work developed the notion of the endogeneity of technology, and offered illuminating historical analyses of how and why some social systems have managed to generate innovation. This new interpretation explores Schumpeter's central ideas, and examines the ways in which the concept of endogeneity can illuminate recent American economic history.
1. Joseph Schumpeter and the economic interpretation of history 2. Endogeneity in twentieth-century science and technology 3. American universities as endogenous institutions 4. Innovators and 'mere imitators' 5. Chemical engineering as a general purpose technology
'As ever, Rosenberg's latest work shows his unerring grasp of the valuable and the insightful.'- Prof. G.N. von Tunzelmann, Research Policy
Bronwyn H. Hall, Nathan Rosenberg, USA) Hall, Bronwyn H. (University of California at Berkeley,CA, USA) Rosenberg, Nathan (Stanford University, Stanford, CA, Bronwyn H Hall
Bronwyn H. Hall, Nathan Rosenberg, USA) Hall, Bronwyn H. (University of California at Berkeley,CA, USA) Rosenberg, Nathan (Stanford University, Stanford, CA, Bronwyn H Hall
David C. Mowery, Nathan Rosenberg, Berkeley) Mowery, David C. (University of California, California) Rosenberg, Nathan (Stanford University, Mowery David C.