Finаncing Innovаtion in thе Unitеd Stаtеs, 1870 to Prеsеnt
Publisher: Thе MIT Prеss
Number of Pages: 428
Published: 2007-05-01
List price: $47.00
Although technological change is vital for economic growth, the interaction of finance and technological innovation is rarely studied. This pioneering volume examines the ways in which innovation is funded in the United States. In case studies and theoretical discussions, leading economists and economic historians analyze how inventors and technologically creative entrepreneurs have raised funds for their projects at different stages of U.S. economic development, beginning with the post-Civil War period of the Second Industrial Revolution. Their discussions point to intriguing insights about h...