The rise of the emerging economies is dramatically changing the landscape of the world economy. Tremendous efforts and various strategies have been used to build up technological capabilities in the emerging economies. This book explores the drivers of technological upgrading and catch-up in the emerging economies, paying specific attention to technology and innovation policies, national innovation systems, the role of foreign direct investment and small and medium enterprises. Through cross-country comparisons and in-depth case studies of the emerging economies, this volume offers practical implications and valuable lessons for other developing countries, whilst providing new concepts and visions for future research.
This book is essential reading for all interested in science and technology policy, innovation systems and management, development economics and industrial economics.
PART I: POLICY, STRATEGY AND CATCH-UP
Innovation Strategies of Three of the BRICS: Brazil, India and China- What Can We Learn From Three Different Approaches?; C.Dahlman
Technological Catch Up of the Late Comers: Implications from the BRICS; D.Nayyar
China's Development Model: An Alternative Strategy for Technological Catch-Up; X.Liu
Science and Technology Policy in South Africa: A Critical Assessment of Past Performance and of Proposed Future Directions; D.Kaplan
The Changing Geography of Innovation Activities: What do Patent Indicators Imply?; X.Li & Y.Pai
PART II: INNOVATION SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITES
The Finance of Innovative Investment in Emerging Economies; J.Mayer
A Comprehensive Model of Technological Learning: Empirical Research on Chinese Manufacturing Sector; J.Chen, X.Pu & H.Shen
The Innovation of SMEs and Development of Industrial Clusters in China: The Case of Yiwu Socks Cluster; W.Jinmin
PART III: FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
FDI, R&D and Innovation in the Chinese Automobile Industry; F.Chen& P.Mohnen
Role of Foreign Direct Investments in the Development of Innovative Capacity- Case of Russian Companies; J.Väätänen, D.Podmentina& M.Aleksandrova
Human Capital and Technological Spillovers from FDI in the Chinese Regions: a Threshold Approach; M.Fu & T.Li
Third World multinationals and South-South FDI; T.Fredriksson
PART IV: TECHNOLOGY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Technological Competences in Sustainable Technologies in the BRICS Countries; R.Walz
Information and Communications Technologies for Integration and Development: A Comparative Study of South Africa and Brazil in their Regional Contexts; P.Akpan-Obong & M.C.Parmentier
Sustainability of Technology-intensive Social Innovation in India: the Role of Absorptive Capacity and Complementary Assets; X.Fu& C.Polzin
Market Oriented Reforms, Domestic Technological Capabilities and Economic Development in Latin America; J.Katz
Conclusions; L.Soete& X.Fu
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