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Contested Development in China's Transition to an Innovation-driven Economy book cover

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Contested Development in China's Transition to an Innovation-driven Economy

By Yvette To Copyright 2022
228 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

228 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

228 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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This book investigates how technology and innovation policies in contemporary China are impacted by collaboration and conflicts between different classes and interests in a world economy, in which competitiveness is defined by the successful leverage of emerging technologies. Focusing on the actual processes and outcomes of technological upgrading in three dynamic sectors, the book presents an... Read more

1. Introduction: Understanding China’s Transition to an Innovation-driven Economy: Politics, History, and Context

2. Theorising Institutions, Innovation, and Development in China

3. China’s Pursuit of Technological Upgrading in Historical Perspective: What Drives Institutional Change?

4. The Rise of Big Tech: China’s Digital Dilemma

5. Institutional Reform and Contestation in China’s New-energy Vehicle Market

6. Interests, Social Needs and Competition: China’s Struggle to Pursue Drug Innovation

Conclusion: Rethinking Institutional Change, Market-making, and China’s Technological Upgrading

Biography

Yvette To is a Postdoc at the Department of Asian and International Studies, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

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