Describes the contributions of mathematics to the nation’s advanced technology and to economic competitiveness. This book addresses various high-technology industries and breadth of mathematical endeavors in the United States as…

The integration of world markets for capital and goods, coupled with the rise of worldwide communication, has made identification of corporations as ‘American,’ ‘Dutch,’ or ‘Japanese’ difficult. This book explores…

Explores technological considerations of small-scale, primitive fishing technologies, and describes innovative, relatively inexpensive methods and tools that have already been successfully applied in developing countries. This book is illustrated throughout…

Many nations are currently adopting a variety of directed strategies to launch and support research parks, often with significant financial commitments and policy support. By better understanding how research parks…

Focuses on native cereals in Africa, including African rice, finger millet, fonio, pearl millet, sorghum, tef, and other cultivated and wild grains. This book dispels myths, often based on Western…

A wave of new health care innovation and growing demand for health care, coupled with uncertain productivity improvements, could severely challenge efforts to control future health care costs. A committee…

Explores the reasons for differences among leading cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) models of CRC screening, which public health policy makers increasingly rely on to help them sift through the many choices…

Responding to the challenges of fostering regional growth and employment in an increasingly competitive global economy, many U.S. states and regions have developed programs to attract and grow companies as…