Mario Scerri is Professor of Economics and Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Economic Research on Innovation, Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa.Helena M. M. Lastres is Head of the Office for Local Production and Innovation Systems and Regional Development, Brazilian Development Bank.

If there are any reservations about the importance of intensified cooperation between Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, this book will speedily dispel them [...] the book raises the [...] discourse on development to a higher level. It escapes from the narrow confines of trade and investment policy, and reaches out to the more remote spaces of innovation. It is an exciting journey.— Professor Ben Turok, Member of Parliament, African National Congress, South Africa

• List of Abbreviations. List of Figures. List of Tables. Foreword Ben Turok. Preface. Introduction: BRICS National Systems of Innovation Jose É. Cassiolato and Maria Clara Couto Soares. 1. The State and the Architecture of National Systems of Innovation Mario Scerri and Helena M. M. Lastres 2. Brazil Priscila Koeller and JoséLuis Gordon 3. Russia Tatiana Kuznetsova 4. India V. V. Krishna 5. China Lv Ping 6. South Africa Mario Scerri. About the Series Editors. About the Editors. Notes on Contributors. Index

Mario Scerri is Professor of Economics and Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Economic Research on Innovation, Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa.Helena M. M. Lastres is Head of the Office for Local Production and Innovation Systems and Regional Development, Brazilian Development Bank.

If there are any reservations about the importance of intensified cooperation between Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, this book will speedily dispel them [...] the book raises the [...] discourse on development to a higher level. It escapes from the narrow confines of trade and investment policy, and reaches out to the more remote spaces of innovation. It is an exciting journey.— Professor Ben Turok, Member of Parliament, African National Congress, South Africa

• List of Abbreviations. List of Figures. List of Tables. Foreword Ben Turok. Preface. Introduction: BRICS National Systems of Innovation Jose É. Cassiolato and Maria Clara Couto Soares. 1. The State and the Architecture of National Systems of Innovation Mario Scerri and Helena M. M. Lastres 2. Brazil Priscila Koeller and JoséLuis Gordon 3. Russia Tatiana Kuznetsova 4. India V. V. Krishna 5. China Lv Ping 6. South Africa Mario Scerri. About the Series Editors. About the Editors. Notes on Contributors. Index