Diversities of Innovation

<p>Innovation is often understood exclusively in terms of the economy but it is definitely a result of human labour and ingenuity and of the relationships among individuals and social groups. Some societies and governmental structures are clearly more successful than others: they act in divergent ways fostering innovation and employment and they utilize varied opportunities from different fields of research from new products and from their educational systems. </p><p></p><p>Thus innovation varies fundamentally between countries and public policies – in matters such as energy technology environmental technologies facing climate change and advancing conditions of life – can be determined according to different societies’ needs. </p><p></p><p>This volume brings together a range of world experts to compare countries and continents and help develop a fuller picture of innovations and their social basis. It will be of interest to researchers in regional studies and economics as well as labour unions practitioners and policy makers.</p>