The Future of the Soviet Empire

Rowen, Henry S.

Wolf, Charles

PALGRAVE~MACMILLAN

Behind East Asian Growth: The Political and Social Foundations of Prosperity

<p>A wide-ranging, interdisciplinary analysis of the evolution of successful economic policies in East Asia, this study advances a thorough examination of the sustained economic growth enjoyed by the countries in this region.</p>

Business & Money

Economics

Routledge

<p>The enormous and sustained success of Silicon Valley has excited interest around the globe. Startup companies the world over are attempting to emulate its high tech businesses, and many governments are changing their institutions in order to foster Silicon Valleys of their own. What accounts for the Valley’s leading edge in innovation and entrepreneurship? This book gives an answer by insiders, by prominent business leaders and academics from the heart of the Valley. They argue that what distinguishes the Valley is not its scientific advances or technological breakthroughs. Instead, its edge derives from a “habitat” or environment that is tuned to turn ideas into products and take them rapidly to market by creating new firms. This habitat includes supportive government regulations for new firm formation, leading research universities that interact with industry, an exceptionally talented and highly mobile work force, and experienced support services in such areas as finance, law, accounting, headhunting, and marketing, all specializing in helping new companies form and grow. Not least is a spirit of adventure and a willingness to take risks. The elements of this habitat are packed into a small geographic area. In it, networks of specialists form communities of practice within which ideas develop and circulate and from which new products and new firms emerge. Feedback processes are strongly at work: the successes of Valley firms strengthen the habitat, and the stronger it becomes, the more new, successful firms are created. Among industries, electronics came into the Valley first, followed by semiconductors, computers, software, and, in the 1990s, biotechnology, networking, and the Internet. This extraordinary ability to keep adding new industrial sectors itself affects the prospect for the Silicon Valley's future. What lies ahead? From within, the Valley faces serious challenges in defining a new generation of entrepreneurs, addressing a growing digital divide, and maintaining quality of life. At the same time, the Valley must redefine its global role with respect to other rising innovative regions worldwide. Nevertheless, the proven ability of its highly effective habitat suggests that in both innovation and entrepreneurship, Silicon Valley will maintain its edge.</p>

The Silicon Valley Edge: A Habitat for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Miller, William F.

Hancock, Marguerite Gong

Biography & History

Stanford University Press

In many ways the 1990s may be reminiscent of the 1950s, with the United States searching for strategies to deal with an entirely new set of security problems. This premise underlies this festschrift written by distinguished colleagues of Albert and Roberta Wohlstetter. It is a tribute to the Wohlstetters and to their pioneering work at RAND in the 1950s, as well as an up-to-date examination of security issues of the 1990s.

On Not Confusing Ourselves: Essays On National Security Strategy In Honor Of Albert And Roberta Wohlstetter

Politics & Social Sciences

Martin, J.J.

Marshall, Andrew W.

Politics & Government

Westview Press

Nuclear Energy And Nuclear Proliferation: Japanese And American Views

Nuclear energy and nuclear proliferation: Japanese and American views (Westview special studies in international relations) ASIN: 0891586679

History

Imai, Ryukichi

Asia

The Impoverished Superpower: Perestroika and the Burden of Soviet Military Spending

Ics Pr

Another look backward (or maybe sideways) by the hawks connected to the US defense establishment and the RAND Corporation. This time they're telling us about the horrors of the Soviet economy and their unquenchable military. No mention is made of Soviet military cutbacks, the lack of same by the US, or American political and military efforts to provoke just this sort of crisis in the Soviet economy. (RC) Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

The Impoverished Superpower: Perestroika and the Soviet Military Burden

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