the BASIC countries (Brazil, South Africa, India and China) in this indeterminacy. Mobilising the analytical tools of …

, new energy vehicles (NEVs) within China. Design/methodology/approach The broad strategic approach of two sectors within … the NEV sector in China, the pure electric vehicle (EV) and the low-speed electric vehicle (LSEV) sectors, are compared … China's future industrial growth and is heavily supported. In contrast, the LSEV sector receives no support from central …

The study of the southern economies, among which emerging countries such as Brazil and several of Africa stand out, has …-Saharan Africa is analyzed, focusing on the relations between Brazil and three African countries: Angola, Mozambique and South Africa. …

Malaysia has a total capacity pulp and paper production at over 1 million T/year. The country is a net importer of pulp … fibres as the use of recycled paper is growing in Malaysia. As for the other wood-based Malaysian industries, further …

Since the mid-twentieth century, the national objective of India and Brazil has been to develop industrial capabilities …. However, over fifty years, India has had much more success in building indigenous capabilities in pharmaceuticals than Brazil … policy played a crucial role and the endogenous responses in the national system of innovation consisted of two parts. On the …

innovation ? We find that corruption, functioning as a bribe tax, diminishes the probability of new product introduction. We use … a World Bank Enterprise Survey from India in 2005, with 1600 firms answering if they introduced a new product to the … firm and on the average quantity of bribe paid by firms. Controlling for innovation determinants, firm characteristics …

In this exploraly study, we try to find solutions and reply at the difficulties of expatriate in China, in India and in …

R&D and innovation have become much more strategic than ever before for the growth of China as well as for its global … societal upgrade. The Chinese authorities have designed an innovation strategy to face new economic and social challenges. The … perspective explaining the legacy of the past in today's choices. In the second part, we illustrate China's catching up strategy …