Edward Elgar Publishing THE ECONOMICS OF TECHNICAL CHANGE (The International Library of Critical Writings in Economics series)

Product Description The 25 classic articles in this volume deal with the role of technological change in economic growth, the extent of social and private returns from research and development, the relationship between market structure and technological change, the controversies over intellectual property rights, the processes by which innovations spread, and the management of technology. This volume will prove invaluable to economists, managers and government policymakers. About the Author Edited by the late Edwin Mansfield, formerly Director of the Center for Economics and Technology and Professor of Economics, University of Pennsylvania, US and Elizabeth Mansfield, Teaching Fellow in Counseling Psychology, Northwestern University, US