Technological change and economic catch-up : the role of science and multinationals /
edited by Grazia Santangelo.
- Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, c2005.
- xv, 271 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents: PrefaceIntroduction 1. The Economics of Localized Technological Change: The Role of Creative Adoption Part I: Local Science and Technology Policy 2. The Roles of Research in Universities and Public Labs in Economic Catch-up3. The Development of Universities and Public Research Institutions: A Historical Overview of its Role in Technological and Economic Catch-up 4. Patenting in Public Research: An Evidence-based Reflection on IPRs and the Basic-Applied Research Trade- off Part II: International Business Linkages between Foreign-owned Multinationals and Local Actors 5. MNCs, Local Clustering and Science-Technology Relationships 6. Creating, Importing and Losing Competitive Advantage: Evidence from the Austrian Manufacturing Sector 7. Dynamic Capability, Innovation Networks and Foreign Firms: The Turkish Case 8. Multinationality and Innovative Behaviour in Italian Manufacturing Firms Part III: Catch-up and Innovative Activity in Backward Areas 9. Catching Up or Standing Still? National Innovative Productivity Among `Follower' Countries, 1978-1999 10. Positive Forces and Vicious Mechanisms Behind Innovative Activity in a Lagging Region 11. Universities and Economically Depressed Regions: How Strong is the Influence of the University of Evora on the Human Capital of the Region? Index
This book tackles the issue of technological and economic catch-up by examining the role that public research institutions and local policy play in the promotion of this process by fostering local science-technology linkages with incoming foreign-owned multinationals.
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International business enterprises--Developing countries. Science and state--Developing countries. Technological innovations--Economic aspects--Developing countries.