author: Richard K. Lester Michael J. Piore rating: asin: 0674019946 binding: Paperback list price: $15.95 USD amazon price: $12.76 USD

Amid mounting concern over the loss of jobs to low-wage economies, one fact is clear: America's prosperity hinges on the ability of its businesses to continually introduce new products and services. But what makes for a creative economy? How can the remarkable surge of innovation that fueled the boom of the 1990s be sustained?