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Title Public universities and regional growth : insights from the University of California / edited by Martin Kenney and David C. Mowery
Published Stanford, California : Stanford Business Books, an imprint of Stanford University Press, 2014

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Description 1 online resource
Series Innovation and technology in the world economy
Innovation and technology in the world economy.
Contents Semiconductor innovation and entrepreneurship at three University of California campuses / Christophe Lécuyer -- The University of California and the evolution of the biotechnology industry in San Diego and the San Francisco Bay Area / Steven Casper -- Electrical engineering and computer science at UC Berkeley and in the Silicon Valley : modes of regional engagement / Martin Kenney, David C. Mowery, and Donald Patton -- Serendipity and symbiosis : UCSD and the local wireless industry / Mary Walshok and Joel West -- University in a garage : instrumentation and innovation in and around UC Santa Barbara / Cyrus Mody -- "We are both hosts" : Napa Valley, UC Davis, and the search for quality / James Lapsley and Daniel Sumner
Summary Public Universities and Regional Growth examines evolutions in research and innovation at six University of California campuses. Each chapter presents a deep, historical analysis that traces the dynamic interaction between particular campuses and regional firms in industries that range from biotechnology, scientific instruments, and semiconductors, to software, wine, and wireless technologies. The book provides a uniquely comprehensive and cohesive look at the University of California's complex relationships with regional entrepreneurs. As a leading public institution, the UC is an examplar for
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject University of California (System)
SUBJECT University of California (System) fast
Subject Public universities and colleges -- Economic aspects -- California
Academic-industrial collaboration -- California
Research -- Economic aspects -- California
Economic development -- California
EDUCATION -- Higher.
Academic-industrial collaboration
Economic development
Research -- Economic aspects
California
Form Electronic book
Author Kenney, Martin, editor
Mowery, David C., editor
ISBN 9780804791427
0804791422