...Jeroen Groenewegen-Lau China wants to become a science, technology, and manufacturing superpower by upgrading and modernizing its industrial base and concentrating the nation’s innovation resources around strategic priorities. However, it is difficult for the state to integrate innovation resources...

..., and have gained prominence in China’s national science, technology, and innovation policies since the 13th Five-Year Plan (2016–2020). NRDIs are defined by their market orientation and extremely flexible organizational form. They work by establishing “innovation platforms” with local governments...

... to U.S. restrictions—while maintaining space for free scientific exploration. © 2024 by The Regents of the University of California 2024 The Ministry of Education directly oversees 76 universities, 65 of which are engaged in science and technology, including China’s most prestigious research...

... by scientific advice—and proved much less effective. © 2020 by The Regents of the University of California 2020 COVID-19 pandemic Germany United Kingdom science health care governance A scientific worldview and the practice of democratic politics have, for at least two centuries, been...

...Joshua Lustig A prominent philosopher of science calls for a radical political realignment to confront the existential threat posed by the climate crisis. Down to Earth: Politics in the New Climatic Regime , by Bruno Latour Polity , 2018 © 2019 Current History. All rights reserved...

...Joel Mokyr The economics of a world of information and automation is radically different from that of a world of wheat, steel, and railroads. © 2013 Current History. All rights reserved. 2013 The Regents of the University of California Joel Mokyr capitalism technology science...

...Joshua Lustig A new book attempts to explain why Russia lags in the commercial application of scientific discoveries despite its traditional prowess in the arts and sciences. Lonely Ideas: Can Russia Compete? , by Loren Graham . MIT Press , 2013 . © 2013 Current History. All rights...

.... Americans are falling behind in science and math; poor schooling for poor children belies the dream of equal opportunity. In the United States as every- where, learning provides the greatest bulwark against decline. A.S. ECONOMY Silence in the valley Global ProGress rePort, 2012 recording 9 percent...

... technology Fukushima Daiichi Hurricane Katrina modernity genetically modified foods science Occupy Wall Street indignados 29 To promote innovation through scientific and technological advance is also to promote social change often radical social change. Destructive Creation and the New...

... Charts © 2012 Current History. All rights reserved. 2012 The Regents of the University of California Economy politics security resources science A Statistical Snapshot of the World Sources: Economist Pocket World in Figures (2012); Freedom House; Inter-Parliamentary Union; National...

... How is the world doing? A report card on the past year's major trends. politics economy security social science technology innovation Current History s GLOBAL PROGRESS REPORT Current History invited its contributing editors a group of 21 international scholars to grade the global...