"Apart from poverty and conflict, the consequences of technological advances, of the globalization of socio-technical transitions, and of the uniformity of the world economy, are questions to which the economic analysis of development must find answers. With scientific and technical knowledge being inexhaustible resources, it is necessary to transform this knowledge into useful goods and services. This book describes shortcomings in world governance which is far from the view of a harmonized, diversified and accelerated development. It shows the necessity of reinforcing the innovation…mehr
"Apart from poverty and conflict, the consequences of technological advances, of the globalization of socio-technical transitions, and of the uniformity of the world economy, are questions to which the economic analysis of development must find answers. With scientific and technical knowledge being inexhaustible resources, it is necessary to transform this knowledge into useful goods and services. This book describes shortcomings in world governance which is far from the view of a harmonized, diversified and accelerated development. It shows the necessity of reinforcing the innovation capacities of developing countries in order to improve their competitiveness in the face of the demands of globalization"--Provided by publisher.
Vanessa Casadella is a researcher at CRIISEA and a member of the Research Network on Innovation (RNI). She is an Associate Professor and head of department at IUT de l'Oise in France. Zeting Liu is a researcher at Clersé-CNRS, University of Lille in France. She is an economist and general secretary of the Research Network on Innovation (RNI) and a member of the international Jean-Baptiste Say society. Dimitri Uzunidis is a researcher at Clersé-CNRS, University of Lille in France. He is president of the Research Network on Innovation (RNI) and the international Jean-Baptiste Say society. He teaches in both Greece and the US.
Inhaltsangabe
Preface vii Introduction ix Chapter 1. Theories and Policies of Economic Development 1 1.1. The era of economic interventionism 3 1.1.1. Impasses of economic take-off theories 4 1.1.2. The crisis of the interventionist State 9 1.2. The era of liberalism 11 1.2.1. Structural adjustment programs 12 1.2.2. Failure of the "minimum State" 17 1.3. The era of "good governance" 21 1.3.1. Institutions, "good governance" and development 22 1.3.2. "Development" in global governance 26 1.4. The system of "global governance" under scrutiny 30 1.4.1. Global governance as a substitute for economic voluntarism 31 1.4.2. Toward an alternative model of economic growth? 38 Chapter 2. Innovative Capacities and Systems of the South in Globalization 47 2.1. Innovation for economic development 48 2.1.1. Understanding globalization through technology transfer 50 2.1.2. Innovation for development 55 2.2. Innovation systems and integration into the world economy 60 2.2.1. Innovation capacity and learning process 61 2.2.2. About national innovation systems 64 2.2.3. Measuring the performance of innovation systems in developing countries 70 2.2.4. Location strategies of multinational firms and the role of NIS 76 2.3. The difficulties of implementing innovation policies in developing countries 80 2.3.1. Asymmetries and endemic blockages 81 2.3.2. The North/South and South/South technology gap 86 2.3.3. The structural problems of innovation policies 97 Conclusion 105 Bibliography 111 Index 125
Preface vii Introduction ix Chapter 1. Theories and Policies of Economic Development 1 1.1. The era of economic interventionism 3 1.1.1. Impasses of economic take-off theories 4 1.1.2. The crisis of the interventionist State 9 1.2. The era of liberalism 11 1.2.1. Structural adjustment programs 12 1.2.2. Failure of the "minimum State" 17 1.3. The era of "good governance" 21 1.3.1. Institutions, "good governance" and development 22 1.3.2. "Development" in global governance 26 1.4. The system of "global governance" under scrutiny 30 1.4.1. Global governance as a substitute for economic voluntarism 31 1.4.2. Toward an alternative model of economic growth? 38 Chapter 2. Innovative Capacities and Systems of the South in Globalization 47 2.1. Innovation for economic development 48 2.1.1. Understanding globalization through technology transfer 50 2.1.2. Innovation for development 55 2.2. Innovation systems and integration into the world economy 60 2.2.1. Innovation capacity and learning process 61 2.2.2. About national innovation systems 64 2.2.3. Measuring the performance of innovation systems in developing countries 70 2.2.4. Location strategies of multinational firms and the role of NIS 76 2.3. The difficulties of implementing innovation policies in developing countries 80 2.3.1. Asymmetries and endemic blockages 81 2.3.2. The North/South and South/South technology gap 86 2.3.3. The structural problems of innovation policies 97 Conclusion 105 Bibliography 111 Index 125
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