Industrial development : how states build capabilities and deliver economic prosperity

Silicon Valley, trajectories and government policy -- Trajectories, competitive advantage and learning -- Industrial policy debates -- Policy options -- The early Asian model: building domestic businesses -- Capability building for a global economy: Singapore and Ireland -- Building global networks: New Zealand and Brazil -- Building at the technological frontier -- Creating new knowledge: R&D and universities -- Entrepreneurship policy: learning to build new businesses -- Place-based policies for growth -- Social capital: building capabilities to work together -- Human capital and diversity: acquiring worker's capabilities -- Conclusion: learning about industrial policy.