xix, 260 pages : 21 cm "First published in UK and USA 2013 and revised edition 2014, by Anthem Press"--Title page verso Includes bibliographic references and index Introduction: Thinking big again -- From crisis ideology to the division of innovative labour -- Technology, innovation and growth -- Risk-taking state : from "de-risking" to "bring it on!" -- The US entrepreneurial state -- The state behind the iPhone -- Pushing vs. nudging the green industrial revolution -- Wind and solar power : government success stories and technology in crisis -- Risks and rewards : from rotten apples to symbiotic ecosystems -- Socialization of risk and privitization of rewards : can the entrepreneurial state eat its cake too? -- Conclusion