1st Edition

The New Silk Road and the Innovation Economy in China

By Jon-Arild Johannessen Copyright 2023
208 Pages 57 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

208 Pages 57 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

208 Pages 57 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book provides deep insight into the emergent Chinese innovation economy, as we head towards the Fourth Industrial Revolution. It describes, discusses and analyzes the period from China’s opening up to foreign investment in the 1980s until the New Silk Road project, from 2013 onwards. The developments are assessed from a systemic thinking and evolutionary economic standpoint. The book... Read more
1. The New Silk Road as an innovation generator 2. Hi-tech competence: the driving force for the new globalization 3. Strategic awareness: Understanding and explaining some aspects of the Chinese innovation economy 4. Co-creation to promote knowledge processes and innovation for the countries along the New Silk Road 5. Feed forward: the transition from the old globalization to the new globalization

Biography

Jon-Arild Johannessen is Full Professor at Kristiania University College, Oslo, Norway.