John Zysman (born 1946) is a professor of

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at the

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and co-founder of the Berkeley Roundtable on the International Economy (BRIE).BRIE at Berkeley
/ref> Professor Zysman received his B.A at

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and his Ph.D. at

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. He has written extensively on European and Japanese policy and corporate strategy; his interests also include comparative politics, Western European politics, political economy and energy policy. Zysman's 1987 publication, ''Manufacturing Matters: The Myth of the Post-Industrial Economy'' (with Stephen S. Cohen), was identified by ''Business Week'' as one of the year's top ten books. Since his book ''Manufacturing Matters'', Zysman has significantly redefined the understanding of how different sectors interact in the global division of labor, and how technology dynamics and political economy link. This has made him a key advisor and frequent speaker to governments, non-governmental organizations and corporations in Europe, Asia and the US on how to deal with globalization and how to enhance competitiveness. Zysman has been a member of the Steering Committee
University of California Industry-University Cooperative Research Program
He has been on the Editorial Boards
The New Political EconomyIndustrial and Corporate ChangeIndustry and Innovation
He was a member of the Faculty Executive Board
Clausen Center for International Business and Policy
Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley. He is also Council Member,

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and Council Member,

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. Previously, Zysman has served on the Director's Advisory Board,

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, the Industrial Advisory Board, Los Alamos National Laboratories and Scientific Board, Centre d'Etudes Prospectives et d'Informations Internationales.

Published books include

*''Governments, Markets, and Growth: Finance and the Politics of Industrial Change'' (Cornell University Press, 1983) *''American Industry in International Competition: Government Policies And Corporate Strategies'' (Cornell University Press, 1984) *''Manufacturing Matters: The Myth of the Post-Industrial Economy'' (Basic Books, 1987) *''The Highest Stakes: The Economic Foundations of the Next Security System'' (Oxford University Press, 1992) *''The Tunnel at the End of the Light: Business Networks and Market Development in Russia'' (Copenhagen Business School Press, 1998) *''Enlarging Europe: The Industrial Foundations of a New Political Reality'' (Copenhagen Business School Press, 1998) *''Tracking a Transformation: E-Commerce and the Terms of Competition in Industries'' (Brookings Press, June 2001) *''The Politics of Greed: How Privatization Structured Politics in Central and Eastern Europe'' (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2006) *''How Revolutionary Was the Digital Revolution? National Responses, Market Transitions, and Global Technology'' (Stanford Business Books), (2006) For a full list of publications, se
Zysman's CV
on the Berkeley Faculty website.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Zysman, John American political scientists Harvard University alumni Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni University of California, Berkeley College of Letters and Science faculty 1946 births Living people