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Globalization and the changing institution for sustainability: The case of the Salmon farming industry in Chile
Iizuka, Michiko; Katz, Jorge - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2012
natural resources. Increasing global trade and investment - globalization - offer an important opportunity for developing … economic development. This positive feature of globalization has some serious drawbacks when the country is not equipped with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010712044
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Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Development
Audretsch, David B.; Sanders, Mark - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2009
arguable made the transition to an entrepreneurial economy in which innovation, creativity and high value added in early stage …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010712075
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Global Framework for Differential Pricing of Pharmaceuticals
Daems, Rutger; Maes, Edith; Ramani, Shyama V. - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2011
This paper examines how equitable, differentiated pricing can improve access to and affordability of medicines, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, and how governments and supranational agencies can create an environment that enables pharmaceutical companies to operate a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010856414
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The growth of outward FDI and the competitiveness of the underlying economy: the case of India
Narula, Rajneesh; Prasad Kodiyat, Tiju - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2013
There has been an impressive spurt in the outward FDI activity of Indian MNEs since the 1990s. However, despite the rhetoric, this growth has not been exceptional, when compared to other similarly developed countries. Received economic arguments propose that successful outward investors tend to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010856415
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The internationalization of R&D
Hall, Bronwyn H. - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2011
This paper surveys what we know about the internationalization of business R&D spending. I examine three specific questions about the global changes in R&D activity: First, what is the evidence that R&D is becoming more internationalized (more footloose)? Second, what are the factors that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010856473
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Toward an Analytical Framework for National Innovation System
Shulin, Gu - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 1996
This paper reports on the preliminary development of a conceptual framework for national innovation systems, with a …, in the circumstances of economic globalization and liberalization. This is an effort aimed at elaborating an analytic … first section of the paper presents an outline conceptualization of national innovation systems, emphasizing that learning …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010856510
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EU enlargement and consequences for FDI assisted industrial development
Narula, Rajneesh; Bellak, Christian - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2008
Many of the new member states as well as candidate and accession countries of the EU are confident that membership will result in substantially increased inward foreign direct investment (FDI) in manufacturing. This paper discusses the policy issues and challenges that cohesion and accession...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010712073
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Are International Market Demands Compatible with Serving Domestic Social Needs? Challenges in Strengthening Innovation Capacity in Kenya's Horticulture Industry
Steglich, Mirjam; Keskin, Ekin; Hall, Andy; Dijkman, Jeroen - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2009
Agrifood stakeholders across the world are under ever-increasing pressure with globalization and new market demands … innovation response capacity. This paper aims to present what "innovation response capacity" entails, especially for natural … from agricultural innovation capacity and the innovation systems framework. This is provided through case study research …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010712133
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Using a 'Systems' Perspective to Explain the Limits of 'New' Multinational Enterprises: the role of 'members-only' location advantages
Narula, Rajneesh - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2013
has a growing cross-border aspect due to globalization. I highlight the importance of institutions, not as a black box of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010712165
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Catching up in the 21st century: Globalization, knowledge & capabilities in Latin America, a case for natural resource based activities
Iizuka, Michiko; Soete, Luc - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2011
and the globalization of innovation, in which the developing countries have an increasingly important role to play. In the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010712177