The Geo-Economy of Innovation No 16, 2002/2 - pagesPages 7 to 8EditorialPages 9 to 27Global Innovation and Regional R&D: The Techno-Global Strategies of Large Corporations - The Case of FranceBy Bernadette Madeuf, Gilliane LefebvrePages 29 to 50The Context of Innovation: A Systems ApproachBy Olivier CoppinPages 51 to 70Innovation as the Making of the Technical Object: The Role of the Technological EntrepreneurBy Philippe BéraudPages 71 to 100Is There an Innovation Culture in the Sports Industry?By Dieter HillairetPages 101 to 123An Empirical Analysis of Schumpeter’s Hypothesis: The Contribution of the Ability to InnovateBy Francis MunierPages 125 to 144Health and Education in Continental Europe’s Innovation SystemsBy Irina PeaucellePages 145 to 162Romania’s Industrial Policy and Its Relationship with the European UnionBy Corneliu RussuPages 163 to 180Sociocultural Processes, Cooperation, and the Localization of TechnologyBy Thomas GrammigPages 181 to 206Interactions Between Public and Private Actors in Mercosur’s Production and Innovation Systems in the 1990sBy Tanguy JacopinPages 207 to 229The Myth of The Third Scientific and Technological Revolution Myth: The Era of Neo-mercantilist EmpiresBy James PetrasPages 231 to 246The History of ThoughtBy Sandrine LeloupPages 247 to 257About