Rising from a position of relative poverty in 1980, China is now the world''s second-largest economy and a leader in many fields of innovation. Understanding China''s new status as a technologically advanced world power and the means by which it has reached that position will be critical to policy-makers and business leaders in the years ahead. The Oxford Handbook of China Innovation provides a contemporary and authoritative view of the role of innovation in China''s extraordinary emergence. The Handbook brings together over sixty experts from universities and research institutions worldwide to describe and analyze this phenomenon with criticism, policy discussion, and views about further development. The volume focuses on the microeconomic factors in China''s growth and the way in which the steady drive for innovationhas been a critical force. Chapters cover a wide scope of topics including China''s development policies, the place of innovation in national priorities, the components o