A Historical Review of Science, Technology and Innovation Studies and the Role of the State

The current monograph is a historical record of conceptual changes regarding the role of science, technology and innovation, particularly their role in growth and development. The story begins with pioneer scholars including Adam Smith, John Stewart Mill, Karl Marx and Joseph Schumpeter, the later who pave the way for the next generation of scholars after the Second World War thinking about the new economic system and the role of STI. The history of technical changes is then envisaged based on long waves of Schumpeter that completed by Freeman and Perez. Evolution of thoughts about the role of STI in development is described in the next part in order to show the role of state in this particular. Finally, a short summary of changes in Iran is discussed that demonstrates the weakness of theory building in the domestic system.