Exploring the modernization process of traditional medicine

A Triple Helix perspective with insights from publication and trademark statistics

Datos Bibliográficos

ID3099166
AutoresHon-Ngen Fung (University of Malaya), Chan-Yuan Wong (University of Malaya), Chan‐yuan Wong (0000-0002-8725-8957, University of Malaya)
Año2015
Volumen54
Número3
Páginas327-353
Fecha de publicación2015-09-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaSocial Science Information (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0539-0184 • E-ISSN: 1461-7412
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0539018415577504
OpenAlexW2152073438
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas31

The traditional medicine industry has undergone rapid modernization in the last 20 years, spurred on by the World Health Organization's (WHO) Traditional Medicine Agenda to integrate traditional medicine as a complement to conventional Western medicine. While the current literature tends to visualize traditional medical systems in silos within the context of their own national interests, we aim to evaluate and explore the changing innovation landscape in traditional medicine across several selected Asian economies in order to provide a snapshot of capability in this rapidly growing field of study. Adopting an evolutionary perspective of industrial progress, this study utilizes data relating to scientific publications and trademarks to indicate the trajectory of knowledge production and commercialization in traditional medicine, and thus to assess the modernization efforts of the selected economies. For this study, we observe innovative activity in China, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand between 1993 and 2012. The results show that Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, and South Korea have the most sophisticated innovation systems in terms of capability and productivity in the fields of science and innovation. Japan and Singapore have also shown strong growth, while Thailand and Malaysia are lagging behind the other selected economies

Business · China · Commercialization · Economic growth · Economics · Economy · Geography · Innovation system · Lagging · Modernization theory · Political science · Prosperity · Regional science · Trademark · Biotechnology and Related Fields · Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences · Law · Medicine · University-Industry-Government Innovation Models · Marketing