The Meaning of Innovation

A Reflection on the Morality and Political Economy of Innovation
Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-3-032-01550-1
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, Band 70, 182 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 457 g

Reihe: Ethical Economy

This book contributes to contemporary debates on innovation by taking a philosophical approach to interpreting the development of key concepts in the neo-Schumpeterian tradition of innovation studies undergirding current innovation policy frameworks concerned with sustainable transformations. Interpreting the concepts “directionality,” “national systems of innovation” and “mission-oriented innovation” in a historical light, this book aims to contribute to the clarification of their meaning as belonging to a tradition of economic and social thought which has its roots in various debates on political economy since the early modern period. Specifically, the book explores how leading neo-Schumpeterian scholar Christopher Freeman synthesized the ideas of Friedrich List and Joseph Schumpeter in order to challenge what he saw as the neoclassical orthodoxy of his day, and to what extent this synthesis might anticipate present day directional policies for transformative change. Written from a post-metaphysical philosophical perspective, and engaging with core concepts in innovation studies and innovation policy, this work is of great interest to a broad readership within both fields.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Myklebust, Alexander

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Forschung & Entwicklung (F&E), Innovation
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Wirtschaftstheorie, Wirtschaftsphilosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1.Introduction.- Chapter 2. The origins of political economy Cosmopolitanism and nationalism.- Chapter 3. Theory and history.- Chapter 4. The End of Capitalism.- Chapter 5. Late Capitalist Systems of Innovation.- Chapter 6.The Future of Innovation Policy.- Chapter 7. Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Alexander Myklebust is Postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Geography and Social Anthropology, NTNU: Norwegian University of Science and Technology. He obtained his PhD at the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at the same university. His research on innovation combines empirical and conceptual work, and draws on concepts and approaches from philosophy, innovation studies and science and technology studies.