An Explanation for Singapore’s Innovation Gap
Why can’t Singapore innovate? Innovations tend to come in two varieties: radical or incremental. Radical innovations, like the internet or biotechnology, involve the development of entirely new products. Incremental innovations occur with continuous small-scale improvements, as with automobiles over...
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sg-ntu-dr.10356-825592020-11-01T07:21:01Z An Explanation for Singapore’s Innovation Gap Carney, Richard W. Loh, Yi Zheng S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science Why can’t Singapore innovate? Innovations tend to come in two varieties: radical or incremental. Radical innovations, like the internet or biotechnology, involve the development of entirely new products. Incremental innovations occur with continuous small-scale improvements, as with automobiles over the last 100 years. Each type of innovative style requires a different set of complementary institutions. The problem for Singapore is that it combines institutions; as a result, they generate conflicting innovation incentives which ultimately undermine the building of a durable base of innovative activity. 2016-02-24T09:06:09Z 2019-12-06T14:57:57Z 2016-02-24T09:06:09Z 2019-12-06T14:57:57Z 2008 Commentary Carney, R. W. & Loh Y. Z. (2008). An Explanation for Singapore’s Innovation Gap. (RSIS Commentaries, No. 049). RSIS Commentaries. Singapore: Nanyang Technological University. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/82559 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/40134 en RSIS Commentaries, 049-08 Nanyang Technological University 3 p. application/pdf |
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Why can’t Singapore innovate? Innovations tend to come in two varieties: radical or incremental. Radical innovations, like the internet or biotechnology, involve the development of entirely new products. Incremental innovations occur with continuous small-scale improvements, as with automobiles over the last 100 years. Each type of innovative style requires a different set of complementary institutions. The problem for Singapore is that it combines institutions; as a result, they generate conflicting innovation incentives which ultimately undermine the building of a durable base of innovative activity. |
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