China's Emerging Technological Edge

NOTE EDITORE

In less than thirty years, China has become a major force in the global economy. One feature of its rapid ascent has been an enormous expansion of the country's science and technology capabilities, leading to the emergence of a large and increasingly well-educated talent pool. Yet China finds itself engaged in an internal debate as to whether its full potential can be realised. At the heart of this debate lie a number of uncertainties surrounding the quality, quantity and effective utilisation of China's S&T workforce. Written by two leading experts in the field, this book is the first in forty years to address these critical issues. Building on exciting new research and a plethora of comprehensive statistical materials, its findings will have significant policy implications both for China and the international community, especially in terms of issues relating to national competitiveness and innovation potential.

SOMMARIO

Introduction; 1. Human resources, technological innovation, and economic growth; 2. China's talent challenge; 3. Human resources in science and technology and their structure and characteristics in China; 4. Higher education and scientists and engineers in the pipeline; 5. Utilization of scientists and engineers in China; 6. 'Brain drain', 'brain gain', and 'brain circulation'; 7. Demand and supply of S&T talent in China: key drivers; 8. China's talent in key emerging technologies; 9. Whither China's talent pool?; Appendix: understanding Chinese S&T human resource statistics; Bibliography.

PREFAZIONE

China's economic rise has been astonishing, yet the country finds itself engaged in a debate over whether its scientific and technological potential can be realised. This study addresses the critical issues surrounding China's talent pool, and speaks of significant policy implications both for China and the international community.

AUTORE

Denis Fred Simon is Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs at the Neil D. Levin Graduate Institute of International Relations and Commerce, State University of New York.Cong Cao is Senior Research Associate at the Neil D. Levin Graduate Institute of International Relations and Commerce, State University of New York.

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9780521885133
• Dimensioni: 234 x 25 x 158 mm Ø 820 gr
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Illustration Notes: 79 tables
• Pagine Arabe: 434