Handbook of Innovation Systems and Developing Countries

Edited by Bengt-Åke Lundvall, Professor of Economics, Department of Business and Management, Aalborg University, Denmark, K.J. Joseph, Director, Gulati Institute of Finance and Taxation (GIFT), India, Cristina Chaminade, Professor of Innovation Studies, Department of Economic History, School of Economics and Management, Lund University, Sweden and Jan Vang, Department of Technology and Innovation, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark

'. . . this ambitious project definitely succeeds in putting together coherently a relatively recent body of research, and in arguing that a new policy approach to development is needed: one that puts knowledge accumulation at its core, that recognises the complex nature of learning processes and the need of new institutions to stimulate them. For the many who believe in the urgency of revising development strategies and policies in such a direction, this work is a must-read and a highly valuable teaching and reference aid. It is hoped that, as the editors themselves wish, it will serve as a stimulus for further theoretical and empirical efforts in this crucial field of research.'

• Contents:1. Innovation System Research and Developing CountriesBengt-Åke Lundvall, Jan Vang, K.J. Joseph and Cristina Chaminade PART I: INNOVATION AND DEVELOPMENT2. Building Inclusive Innovation Systems in Developing Countries: Challenges for IS ResearchTilman Altenburg 3. Innovation, Poverty and Inequality: Cause, Coincidence, or Co-evolution? Susan E. Cozzens and Raphael Kaplinsky 4. Innovation Systems, Technology and Development: Unpacking the Relationships Jan Fagerberg and Martin Srholec PART II: SCALES IN INNOVATION SYSTEMS: THEORETICAL PROGRESS AND EMPIRICAL OVERVIEW 5. National Innovation Systems in Developing Countries: The Chinese National Innovation System in Transition Xielin Liu 6. Regional Innovation Systems in Developing Countries: Integrating Micro and Meso-level Capabilities Ramón Padilla-Pérez, Jan Vang and Cristina Chaminade 7. Sectoral Innovation Systems in Developing Countries: The Case of ICT in India K.J. Joseph 8. The Global Dimension of Innovation Systems: Linking Innovation Systems and Global Value Chains Carlo Pietrobelli and Roberta Rabellotti PART III: BUILDING BLOCKS IN INNOVATION SYSTEMS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: CHALLENGES UNDER GLOBALIZATION9. The Role of Indigenous Firms in Innovation Systems in Developing Countries: The Developmental Implications of National Champion Firms’ Response to Underdeveloped National Innovation Systems Helena Barnard, Tracy Bromfield and John Cantwell 10. The Role of Multinational Corporations in National Innovation Systems in Developing Countries: From Technology Diffusion to International Involvement Anabel Marin and Valeria Arza 11. The Role of Universities in Innovation Systems in Developing Countries: Developmental University Systems – Empirical, Analytical and Normative Perspectives Claes Brundenius, Bengt-Åke Lundvall and Judith Sutz PART IV: IS-BASED POLICIES IN THE NEW GLOBAL SETTING 12. Institutions and Policies in Developing Economies Mario Cimoli, Giovanni Dosi, Richard R. Nelson and Joseph E. Stiglitz 13. Designing Innovation Policies for Development: Towards a Systemic Experimentation-based Approach Cristina Chaminade, Bengt-Åke Lundvall, Jan Vang and K.J. Joseph Epilogue: Which Way Now? Bengt-Åke Lundvall, K.J. Joseph, Cristina Chaminade and Jan Vang Index