{"product_id":"when-small-states-make-big-leaps-institutional-innovation-and-high-tech-competition-in-western-europe-hardback-9780801450921","title":"When Small States Make Big Leaps; Institutional Innovation and High-Tech Competition in Western Europe (Hardback) 9780801450921","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWhen Small States Make Big Leaps\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eInstitutional Innovation and High-Tech Competition in Western Europe\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDarius Ornston (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780801450921\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 August 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e248 pages, 4 tables - 4 Tables, unspecified\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.5 x 2.2 cm, 0.907 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAt the close of the twentieth century, Denmark, Finland, and Ireland emerged as unlikely centers for high-tech competition. \u003c\/b\u003eIn When Small States Make Big Leaps, Darius Ornston reveals how these historically low-tech countries managed to assume leading positions in new industries such as biotechnology, software, and telecommunications equipment. In each case, countries used institutions that are commonly perceived to delay restructuring to accelerate the redistribution of resources to emerging enterprises and industries. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrnston draws on interviews with hundreds of politicians, policymakers, and industry representatives to identify two different patterns of institutional innovation and economic restructuring. Irish policymakers worked with industry and labor representatives to contain costs and expand market competition. Denmark and Finland adopted a different strategy, converting an established tradition of private-public and industry-labor cooperation to invest in high-quality inputs such as human capital and research. Both strategies facilitated movement into new high-tech industries but with distinctive political and economic consequences. In explaining how previously slow-moving states entered dynamic new industries, Ornston identifies a broader range of strategies by which countries can respond to disruptive challenges such as economic internationalization, rapid technological innovation, and the shift to services.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Recasting Corporatism\u003cbr\u003e 1. The Paradox of High-Tech Corporatism\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Crisis of Low-Tech Production in Denmark, Finland, and Ireland\u003cbr\u003e 3. From Price-Fixing Cartels to Research Consortia: Rapid Restructuring in Finland\u003cbr\u003e 4. From Social Protection to Skill Formation: Diversified High-Tech Production in Denmark\u003cbr\u003e 5. A Low-End Producer in High-Tech Markets: Economic Adjustment in Ireland\u003cbr\u003e 6. Comparing Corporatisms\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: Explaining Institutional Innovation\u003ci\u003eReferences\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52541697065240,"sku":"9780801450921","price":33.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/when-small-states-make-big-leaps-institutional-innovation-and-high-tech-competition-in-western-europe-hardback-9780801450921","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}