STANDARDS, INNOVATION AND COMPETITIVENESS: THE POLITICS AND ECONOMICS OF STANDARDS IN NATURAL AND TECHNICAL ENVIRONMENTS

Book ID/图书代码： 04289518C00036

English Summary/英文概要： Standards and standardization policies increasingly influence innovation and competitiveness. As well as examining how standards are developed and applied, this important new book considers whether technical standards function as effective public policy instruments and components in the processes of industrial globalization. Much of the existing literature in the field makes reference either to information and communication technologies or to the protection and management of the natural environment. In Standards, Innovation and Competitiveness there is a recognition of how closely integrated both sectors have become over questions of process, the role of scientific assessment, and the `network’ effects that accompany standardization. The contributors shift the research and policy focus away from narrowly defined sectoral concerns, towards a more generic view of standards and standards-setting, and their roles as instruments of public policy. With nineteen papers by authors from seven countries, the blend of approaches ranges from formal economic analysis, through political, sociological, and historical analysis, to pragmatic discussions by standards makers themselves. The subjects discussed include issue definition, methodological approaches, political articulation of public and private sector agendas, organizational and decision-making processes, the role of technology users in standardization, and the relationship between standardization and innovation.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 标准和标准化政策日益影响创新和竞争力。这本重要的新书不仅研究了标准是如何制定和应用的，而且考虑了技术标准是否在工业全球化进程中作为有效的公共政策工具和组成部分发挥作用。该领域现有的许多文献既涉及信息和通信技术，也涉及自然环境的保护和管理。在标准、创新和竞争力方面，人们认识到，在过程、科学评估的作用以及伴随标准化而来的“网络”效应等问题上，这两个部门已变得多么紧密地结合在一起。捐助者将研究和政策的重点从狭义的部门关注转移到对标准和标准制定及其作为公共政策工具的作用的更一般的看法。作者来自7个国家，共发表了19篇论文，从正式的经济分析，到政治、社会学和历史分析，再到标准制定者自己的务实讨论，各种方法都有。讨论的主题包括问题定义、方法、公共和私营部门议程的政治清晰度、组织和决策过程、技术用户在标准化方面的作用以及标准化和创新之间的关系。（WYL）

Awards/获奖情况：“一本有趣的书……”——英国特种图书馆和资料馆协会图书指南……本书所包含的论文对标准和标准化过程以及它们与创新和竞争力之间的关系这一新兴而复杂的主题，是一个有价值的补充。”——拉杰斯瓦里，《科学与工业研究杂志》

`An interesting book. . .’ -- Aslib Book Guide `. . . The papers contained in this book form a valuable addition to the fairly newly emerging complex subject of standards and standardization process and their relationship to innovation and competitiveness.’ -- A.R. Rajeswari, Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research

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