China's Emerging Technological Edge

In less than thirty years, China has become a major force in the global economy. One feature of its rapid ascent has been an enormous expansion of the country's science and technology capabilities, leading to the emergence of a large and increasingly well-educated talent pool. Yet China finds itself engaged in an internal debate as to whether its full potential can be realised. At the heart of this debate lie a number of uncertainties surrounding the quality, quantity and effective utilisation of China's S&T workforce. Written by two leading experts in the field, this book is the first in forty years to address these critical issues. Building on exciting new research and a plethora of comprehensive statistical materials, its findings will have significant policy implications both for China and the international community, especially in terms of issues relating to national competitiveness and innovation potential.

Author: Denis Fred Simon, Cong Cao
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 05/01/2009
Pages: 434
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.55lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780521712330

Review Citation(s):
Choice 10/01/2009

About the Author
Simon, Denis Fred: - Denis Fred Simon is Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs at the Neil D. Levin Graduate Institute of International Relations and Commerce, State University of New York.Cao, Cong: - Cong Cao is Senior Research Associate at the Neil D. Levin Graduate Institute of International Relations and Commerce, State University of New York.