Stany Zjednoczone versus Chiny: rywalizacja o prymat w globalnej działalności badawczo-rozwojowej
United States versus China: competition for primacy in global R&D activities

Summary/Abstract: RESEARCH OBJECTIVE: This article aims at determining whether China has the opportunity to take over from the US leadership in the global R&D activities. THE RESEARCH PROBLEM AND METHODS: The basic problem of this publication is the comparative analysis of research and development potential of the US and China. The article uses two main research tools, which are traditional literature studies and dynamic comparative analysis. THE PROCESS OF ARGUMENTATION: The line of reasoning consists of three essential elements. The first concerns the determination of trends in global research and development activities. The main part of the article is based on a comparative analysis of R&D indicators for the US and China, which is supplemented by a synthetic identification advantages in R&D of the analysed economies. RESEARCH RESULTS: Contemporary research and development activity is dominated by the US and China. The distance between the two countries all the time is reduced due to the dynamic development of R&D activities in China and the symptoms of stagnation in this matter in the United States. While the position of the US is unthreatened in the creation of knowledge, so much the advantage of China in terms of commercialization can be identified. In addition a stronger involvement of the business sector in R&D shows in favor of China. CONCLUSIONS, INNOVATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS: Forming a new system of global R&D may lead to the mobilization of the current leader, which will accelerate global technological progress.

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