1. Objective.- 2. How this book is organised.- 3. Policy concerns.- 4. References.- 1: Market Structure and Innovation.- Market Structure, Competition, and Innovation in the European and US Chemical Industries.- Mergers and Acquisitions in the Chemical Industry: Similarities and Dissimilarities Across the Atlantic.- Corporate Restructuring and R&D: A Panel Data Analysis for the Chemical Industry.- 2: Technology Development and Diffusion.- Watching Paint Dry?.- Research Collaborations Among Inventors and the Location of R&D in the European Chemical Industry.- Collaboration Between a Research University and Firms and Other Institutions.- The Nature and the Extent of the Market for Technology in Biopharmaceuticals.- 3: Policy Regulation and the Environment.- Development and Diffusion of Environmental Technologies.- Is Big Business Good for the Environment?.

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