The European Journal of Development Research special issue addresses whether, and under what circumstances, the globalisation of economic activities creates new opportunities for capabilities formation in developing countries – or conversely, whether and under what circumstances the widening and deepening of economic globalisation becomes a hindrance for building up the required innovation capabilities.
Guest editors: Rasmus Lema (Aalborg University) Roberta Rabellotti (Università di Pavia) Padmashree Gehl Sampath (UNCTAD)
Deadline for extended abstract submission: 31 October
Download the full Call for Papers for further details and information on how to submit your paper.
«This book overturns the old paradigm ideas about natural-resource-based activities.
It sheds light on the new opportunities for technological dynamism and catching-up by using science to open novel directions in traditional sectors. It should become a classic in what I expect will be a very important academic debate
and a new trend in
development policy.»
Carlota Perez
Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia; Cambridge University and University of Sussex, UK
«This excellent book demonstrates better than any other I know the strengths and limits of the concept of a national system of innovation for understanding economic development today.
Any careful student of innovation or development will want to read it.»