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Technological Economics

Technological Economics

Shoubo Xu

Technological Economics

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Shoubo Xu Beijing Jiaotong University Beijing, China

ISBN 978-981-15-8581-4 ISBN 978-981-15-8582-1 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-8582-1

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Jointly published with Beijing Jiaotong University Press The print edition is not for sale in Chinese mainland. Customers from Chinese mainland please order the print book from: Beijing Jiaotong University Press. © Beijing Jiaotong University Press and Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publishers, 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. 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. The publishers, the authors, and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publishers nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publishers remain neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. The registered company address is: 152 Beach Road, #21-01/04 Gateway East, Singapore 189721, Singapore

Preface

Between December 1962 and April 1963, based on the request from the Party Central Committee headed by Mao Zedong regarding establishing a new discipline that would combine technology and economics together, the Party Central Committee Leadership for Science assigned the author of this book three tasks: investigating the relevant domestic and international progress made on the subject, coining a new subject to be called “technological economics”, and drafting the outline of developing technological economy in China. As an important emerging scientific research field, technological economics was initiated in 1962 and was officially launched in the Ten-Year National Scientific and Technological Development Plan (1963–1972),1 which was approved by the Party Central Committee and the State Council in 1963. The newly-named field of technological economics was listed in the development plan and became one of the seven main science and technology research fields, together with subjects such as natural resource study, industrial science and technology, agricultural science and technology, medi