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title: "Building the Global Innovation Economy"
summary: |-
  Rob Atkinson and Stephen Ezell argue for kickstarting innovation around the world by overcoming outdated and unfair policies.
date: "2012-12-12"
issues: ["Economic Theory"]
authors: ["Robert D. Atkinson", "Stephen Ezell"]
content_type: "Op-Eds & Contributed Articles"
canonical_url: "https://itif.org/publications/2012/12/12/building-global-innovation-economy/"
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# Building the Global Innovation Economy

In a piece for *the Futurist* based on the ideas postulated in [*Innovation Economics*](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0300168993/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=theinfotechin-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0300168993), authors Rob Atkinson and Stephen Ezell argue by kickstarting innovation around the world, pressing economic challenges could be solved in ways that benefit both individual nations and the world as a whole. Obstacles to overcome this include outdated and unfair policies, special-interest pandering, and fear of the future.

*PDF download available courtesy of the World Future Society, *[*www.wfs.org*](http://www.wfs.org)*.*

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*Source: Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF)*
*URL: https://itif.org/publications/2012/12/12/building-global-innovation-economy/*