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

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / Sunil Mani, Henny Romijn -- Exports of high technology products from developing countries: Are the figures real or are they statistical artefacts? / Sunil Mani -- Development strategies and innovation policies in globalisation: The case of Singapore / Alexander Ebner -- Evolution of the civil aircraft manufacturing system of innovation: A case study in Brazil / Rosane Argou Marques -- The political economy of technology policy: The automotive sector in Brazil (1950-2000) / Effie Kesidou -- Technological learning in small-enterprise clusters: Conceptual framework and policy implications / Marjolein C.J. Caniels, Henny Romijn -- The contribution of skilled workers in the diffusion of knowledge in the Philippines / Niels Beerepoot -- Understanding growth dynamism and its constraints in high technology clusters in developing countries: A study of Bangalore, southern India / M. Vijayabaskar, Girija Krishnaswamy -- Culture, innovation, and economic development: The case of the South Indian ICT clusters / Florian Arun Taeube.

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Annotation 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. A valuable text for scholars and students on the theory and practice of economics of technological change in developing countries.

Annotation This book identifies cases of technological dynamism across a range of countries and industries, from the recent growth of the computer software industry in India to the aircraft industry in Brazil. These cases 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. This is a valuable book for scholars and students on the theory and practice of economics of technological change in developing countries.