The Politics of Innovation: Why Some Countries Are Better Than Others at Science and Technology

Perhaps one of the most interesting and least well understood questions in technology and innovation policy is why some countries are good at innovation and others are not. In his book The Politics of Innovation, Georgia Tech professor Mark Zachary Taylor synthesizes more than 50 years of theory and research on national innovation rates, bringing together the current political and economic wisdom and the latest findings about how nations become science and technology leaders. The book draws on statistical analysis and comparative case studies from the United States, Japan, South Korea, China, Taiwan, Thailand, the Philippines, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Canada, Turkey, Israel, Russia and a dozen other countries across Western Europe.

Please join ITIF for a fascinating discussion with the author to better understand the politics of innovation and the implications for the United States.