Innovation, learning, and technological dynamism of developing countries / edited by Sunil Mani and Henny Romijn.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mani, Sunil.

Romijn, Henny.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Technological innovations--Developing countries.

Technological innovations.

Physical Description:

xvii, 242 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Tokyo ; New York : United Nations University Press, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Developing countries have not normally been associated with the dynamic use and development of technologies, partly because most continue to employ and reproduce technologies that are generated elsewhere. However this situation is slowly but steadily changing. Academic research about technological dynamism has also until now been restricted to the few countries described as Asian tigers and cubs. Much of that discussion has revolved around macro-economic studies of growth which risk failing to identify specific instances of technological dynamism in these and other countries. This book employs a refreshingly new framework to identify cases of technological dynamism across a range of countries and industries. They vary from the recent growth of the computer software industry in India to the aircraft industry in Brazil. They touch upon technological dynamism in manufacturing and service oriented industries, and they consider how the effect of clustering, or the geographic agglomeration of firms engaged in the production of related and complementary items, can make sectors more technologically dynamic. The papers in this book were initially presented at a conference organised by the United Nations University Institute for New Technologies (UNU-INTECH) in The Netherlands. The Dutch Research School for Resource Studies for Development (CERES) and the European Association for Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI) both sponsored the conference. Innovation, Learning and Technological Dynamism of Developing Countries is a valuable text for scholars and students on the theory and practice of economics of technological change in developing countries. It is also a unique resource for governments, NGOs, financial institutions and multilateral agencies interested in the practicalities of promoting technological progress in manufacturing and service industries.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Acknowledgements

Contributors

List of figures

List of tables

Abbreviations

Preface

1 Introduction

2 Exports of high technology products from developing countries: Are the figures real or are they statistical artefacts?

3 Development strategies and innovation policies in globalisation: The case of Singapore

4 Evolution of the civil aircraft manufacturing system of innovation: A case study in Brazil

5 The political economy of technology policy: The automotive sector in Brazil ( 1950- 2000)

6 Technological learning in small-enterprise clusters: Conceptual framework and policy implications

7 The contribution of skilled workers in the diffusion of knowledge in the Philippines

8 Understanding growth dynamism and its constraints in high technology clusters in developing countries: A study of Bangalore, southern India

9 Culture, innovation, and economic development: The case of the South Indian ICT clusters

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-91564-1

9786610915644

92-808-7061-0

1-4175-6410-5

OCLC:

57732333