Innovation for the masses: How to share the benefits of the high-tech economy

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From San Francisco to Shanghai, many of the world's most innovative places are highly unequal, with the benefits going to a small few. Rather than simply asking how we can create more high-tech cities and nations, Innovation for the Masses focuses on places that manage to foster innovation while also delivering the benefits more widely and equally. In this book, economist Neil Lee draws on case studies of Taiwan, Sweden, Austria, and Switzerland to set out how innovation can be successfully balanced toward equity. © 2024 by Neil Lee. All rights reserved.

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London School of Economics and Political Science, London, United Kingdom

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Innovation for the masses: How to share the benefits of the high-tech economy

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