A Complexity-Theoretic Perspective on Innovation Policy

It is argued that innovation policy based on notions of market failure or system failure is too limited in the context of current societal challenges. I propose a third, complexity-theoretic approach. This approach starts from the observation that most innovations are related to existing activities,...

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Main Author: Koen Frenken
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Bamberg Press 2017-01-01
Series:Complexity, Governance & Networks
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Online Access:https://ubp.uni-bamberg.de/ojs/index.php/cgn/article/view/41