The Advanced Materials Revolution (ePub)

A comprehensive treatment of the economic and global impacts of
the advanced materials industry

This book represents the first comprehensive investigation of
the emerging international advanced materials industry and its
profound impact on the world's industrialized and newly emerging
economies. It examines the ways in which science, technology,
business, and markets have converged to produce one of the most
dynamic industries in recent years--one that is increasingly
controlling global technological progress as a whole.

From the unique vantage point of this crucial industry, this
book illuminates the major differences in how the world's two
economic superpowers--the United States and the European
Union--perceive and carry forward the technology creation
process and what these differences mean for achieving national and
regional competitive advantage in the twenty-first century. It
draws upon a rich body of source materials spanning from 1970
through 2007 as well as actual in-depth interviews and internal
corporate and governmental documentation. The book is organized
thematically, with each section highlighting critical perspectives
on the rise of the international advanced materials industry and
its impact on the relative competitiveness of the United States and
the European Union. It concludes with a discussion of how what we
have learned about advanced materials in the West tells us of the
future competitive power of an emerging Asia.

The Advanced Materials Revolution is essential reading for
researchers, executives, and managers working in the advanced
materials and related technological fields, as well as
professionals and scholars in the academic, investment, consulting,
and government communities. It also serves as a valuable case study
textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in
business, management, entrepreneurship, technology studies,
chemical and materials engineering, economics, economic history,
and regional and economic development.