Part I. Translative Adaptation in the Industrialization Process -- 1. Introducing Foreign Models for Development: A Perspective from Translative Adaptation -- 2. Industrial Policies for Learning, Innovation, and Transformation: Insights from Japan and Selected Countries -- Part II. Case Studies...

Industrialization supported by industrial hubs has been widely associated with structural transformation and catch-up. But while the direct economic benefits of industrial hubs are significant, their value lies first and foremost in their contribution as incubators of industrialization,...

1. Introduction -- 2. Technical regimes, catch-up and organizational dynamics -- 3. Technological regimes, organizational boundaries and patterns of innovation -- 4. Resource acquisition strategies and catching up -- 5. Coevolutionary lock-in as a strategic mechanism -- 6. Synthesis and...

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Discovering Steam Power in China, 1828-1865 -- Chapter 3: Translating Heat: Tackling Old conceptions with new ideas, 1855-1868 -- Chapter 4: More Translations, Limited Understanding: the Achievements and Constraints of Late Qing Translations of Heat,...

Technology Transfer and Economic Growth in Sub-Sahara African Countries – Lessons from East Asian Experience -- Technology Transfer for Economic Growth in Africa – Why it Matters -- Sub-Sahara African Countries’ Attractiveness to Technology Transfer -- Pragmatic Analytical Framework for...