 The outlines of innovation policy in the capability approachZoltán Bajmócy and Judit Gébert Technology in Society, 2014, vol. 38, issue C, 93-102 Abstract: Innovation policies are usually expected to contribute to growth in economic performance, in productivity, or in employment. These ultimate objectives are formulated in the political arena; therefore, the examination of their adequacy is beyond the scope of innovation studies. However, these aims are increasingly questioned in other fields of economics. The present paper builds on one of the most influential criticisms of the dominating growth-centred traditions of economics: Amartya Sen's capability approach. We analyze the set of information that would be required for the design, implementation and evaluation of innovation policy if it relied on the capability approach, and how this informational basis would differ from that of the growth centred view. We conclude that switching to the capability approach would result in a sea-change, but the systems of innovation approach, as a framework for analysis, would still be of good use. Keywords: Innovation policy; Informational basis; Systems of innovation; Capability approach; The case of food additives (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:teinso:v:38:y:2014:i:c:p:93-102 DOI: 10.1016/j.techsoc.2014.02.004 Access Statistics for this article Technology in Society is currently edited by Charla Griffy-Brown More articles in Technology in Society from Elsevier |
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