Legacy sectors: barriers to global innovation in agriculture and energy

Charles Weiss, William B. Bonvillian · 2013 · Technology Analysis and Strategic Management

Summary. The US innovation system contains 'legacy sectors' in agriculture and energy that resist disruptive change through subsidies, entrenched infrastructure, regulatory barriers, powerful vested interests, and established consumer habits. These structural obstacles prevent new technologies from reaching markets, even when socially beneficial. The authors argue that large-scale research investment is needed regardless of competitive costs, and that American paradigms exported globally delay innovation adoption in developing countries that need locally appropriate technologies.

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  author  = {Charles Weiss and William B. Bonvillian},
  journal = {Technology Analysis and Strategic Management},
  year    = {2013},
  doi     = {10.1080/09537325.2013.843658},
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DOI

10.1080/09537325.2013.843658

Countries

United States, India, China

Regions

North America, Asia

Categories

agtech, energy, innovation-theory

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