Overview

Until recently, economists studying economic development have tended to consider it as a universal process, or focused their attention on common aspects. This book originates from the growing recognition of significant sectoral differences in economic development and examines the catching-up process in five different economic sectors: pharmaceuticals, telecommunications equipment, semiconductors, software, and agro-food industries. Each of these sector studies explore the learning and catch-up processes in various developing countries, in order to identify both the common features, and those which differ significantly across sectors and nations. The authors pay particular attention to China, India, Brazil, Korea and Taiwan. Edited by two of the leading scholars in the field, this book will prove to be invaluable for academics and postgraduate students interested in economic and technological development, and evolutionary economics. Contributors include: J.O. Adeoti, S. Athreye, A.C. Castro, R. Diaz, S. Gu, S. Guennif, X.-X. Kong, K. Lee, Y. Lin, F. Malerba, S. Mani, Q. Mu, R.R. Nelson, J. Niosi, J. Orozco, S.V. Ramani, R. Rasiah, J. Song, T. Tschang

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Author:   Franco Malerba ,  Richard R. Nelson
Publisher:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.484kg
ISBN:  

9781781005408

ISBN 10:   1781005400
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   29 March 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contents: 1. Introduction Franco Malerba and Richard R. Nelson 2. Explaining Divergent Stories of Catch-up in the Telecommunication Equipment Industry in Brazil, China, India and Korea Keun Lee, Sunil Mani and Qing Mu 3. The Global Computer Software Sector Jorge Niosi, Suma Athreye and Ted Tschang 4. Explaining Variations in Semiconductor Catch-up Strategies in China, Korea, Malaysia and Taiwan Rajah Rasiah, Xin-Xin Kong, Yeo Lin and Jaeyong Song 5. Catching up in the Pharmaceutical Sector: Lessons from Case Studies of India and Brazil Shyama V. Ramani and Samira Guennif 6. The Agro-food Sector in Catching-up Countries: A Comparative Study of Four Cases Shulin Gu, John O. Adeoti, Ana Celia Castro, Jeffrey Orozco and Rafael Diaz 7. Conclusions Franco Malerba and Richard R. Nelson Index

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Edited by Franco Malerba, Professor of Applied Economics, Department of Management and Technology and President of ICRIOS , Bocconi University, Milan, Italy and Richard R. Nelson, formerly Columbia University, US

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