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Part 1 Rise of science-related technology: introduction; evolutionarytheory in economics and technical change; process innovations; materialsinnovations; product and system innovation; paradigm change. Part 2Innovations and the firms: the microeconomics of innovation; success andfailure, the role of marketing and user-producer networks; innovation, sizeof firm, economies of scale and scope; uncertainty, project evaluation andfinance of innovation, management strategy and theory of the firm. Part 3Macroeconomics of innovation - science, technology and economic growth;globalization and multinational corporations; underdevelopment and catchingup. Part 4 Innovation and public policies: market failure and aspects ofpublic support for innovation; technical change, employment and skills;environmental issues; technological assessment. Appendix: measurement anddefinitions.