A new economy : the changing role of innovation and information technology in growth..
What is driving recent growth in OECD countries? Why is it that their levels of GDP per capita are no longer converging? Why is it that some countries, operating at the technological frontier, where advances are difficult, appear to be widening the gap? Whether or not it is appropriate to speak of a...
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| Language: | English |
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Paris:
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development,
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| Series: | Information society
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| Summary: | What is driving recent growth in OECD countries? Why is it that their levels of GDP per capita are no longer converging? Why is it that some countries, operating at the technological frontier, where advances are difficult, appear to be widening the gap? Whether or not it is appropriate to speak of a "new economy", innovation and technology play crucial roles. This study shows that success requires not some silver bullet, but a range of complementary factors that support the innovation-intensive growth exemplified by new information and communication technologies such as the Internet. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (92 p.): ill.. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 85-92). |
| ISBN: | 9789264182127 (electronic bk.) 9264182128 (electronic bk.) |