| Innovation Economics: The Race for Global Advantage Subjects: Technological innovations -- Economic aspects -- United States; Technological innovations -- Economic aspects; Diffusion of innovations -- United States; Industrial policy -- United States; Why America no longer leads the world in innovation, why we should be concerned, and what must be done about it The authors explore how a weak innovation economy not only contributed to the Great Recession but is delaying America's recovery from it and how innovation in the United States compares with that in other developed and developing nations. Atkinson and Ezell then lay out a detailed, pragmatic road map for America to regain its global innovation advantage by 2020, as well as maximize the global supply of innovation and promote sustainable globalization. Robert D. Atkinson is founder and president, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, Washington, DC. He frequently advises state, national, and international policy makers and was appointed by the Obama Administration to the National I |