Description
Product ID: | 9780300230475 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | US |
Title: | The Innovation Illusion |
Subtitle: | How So Little Is Created by So Many Working So Hard |
Authors: | Author: Bjorn Weigel, Fredrik Erixon |
Page Count: | 312 |
Subjects: | Economic growth, Economic growth, Economic history, Business innovation, Economic history, Business innovation, 21st century |
Description: | Select Guide Rating Timely, compelling, and certain to be controversial—a deeply researched study that reveals how companies and policy makers are hindering innovation-led growth Conventional wisdom holds that Western economies are on the threshold of fast-and-furious technological development. Fredrik Erixon and Bjorn Weigel refute this idea, bringing together a vast array of data and case studies to tell a very different story. With expertise spanning academia and the business world, Erixon and Weigel illustrate how innovation is being hampered by existing government regulations and corporate practices. Capitalism, they argue, has lost its mojo. Assessing the experiences of global companies, including Nokia, Uber, IBM, and Apple, the authors explore three key themes: declining economic dynamism in Western economies; growing corporate reluctance to contest markets and innovate; and excessive regulation limiting the diffusion of innovation. At a time of low growth, high unemployment, and increasing income inequality, innovation-led growth is more necessary than ever. This book unequivocally details the obstacles hindering our future prosperity. |
Imprint Name: | Yale University Press |
Publisher Name: | Yale University Press |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2017-10-03 |