Innovative China Innovation Race Between East and West
China is trying to turn its labor, capital and resources intensive, lower added-value and export dependent growth into a sustainable innovative economy. This is changing the world’s power balance and has sparked a race between East and West in knowledge-b
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Taco C.R. van Someren • Shuhua van Someren-Wang
Innovative China Innovation Race Between East and West
Taco C.R. van Someren Shuhua van Someren-Wang Ynnovate Hilversum, The Netherlands
ISSN 2192-8096 ISSN 2192-810X (electronic) ISBN 978-3-642-36236-1 ISBN 978-3-642-36237-8 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-36237-8 Springer Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2013935699 # Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer ScienceþBusiness Media (www.springer.com)
Foreword
In the global race for innovation, the Netherlands and the EU are facing a challenge to keep up with emerging markets like China. As was brilliantly described by Kishore Mahbubani in his book The New Asian Hemisphere, we are truly witnessing the rise of Asia. The global financial and economic crisis has hardly affected Asia over the past few years. Economic growth has been remarkable. Annual rates of 8–10 % have not been uncommon. The result is a growing well-to-do middle class, while tens of millions of Asians have risen out of poverty. Over the past 10 years, two-thirds of worldwide economic growth has come from emerging markets such as China. Some people are frightened by these developments. Certainl
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