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Perhaps you have wondered what the most significant factors are for innovation. Is there one form of government that is better than others? What impact do education and free trade have? Are there elements that the nations that have been the greatest innovators in any historical era have in common? The Global Innovator: How Nations Have Held and Lost the Innovative Edge by Hesham Hafez Ph.D., Kenneth Lipartito Ph.D., and Patricia Watson Ph.D. is the right book to answer these questions. The authors will guide us through a long journey from ancient times to the 21st century and analyze the most significant nations in various eras and parts of the world. The book concludes the analysis by paying particular attention to the United States and China.
The Global Innovator traces the history of innovation like no other before. If there is a book that knowledge lovers will read in one go, I cannot think of a better example than this one. Hesham Hafez and his co-authors analyze this huge topic exhaustively from every point of view. What I liked most is that he allows you to discover the history of innovation, and at the same time, he gives many insights into where the world is going. In particular, I appreciated the two chapters he devotes to the United States and China, especially his thoughts about the latter (which are both interesting and unexpected, at least to me). I recommend this book to anyone interested in learning more about the history of innovation and who wishes to have a valuable book to understand this process.
