This essay is a very personal homage to Lall's work on technological change and industrialization, in particular his pioneering study on technological capabilities, prepared for the OECD Development Centre (Lall, 1990). I will not seek to add yet another review of Lall's work. Instead, I will...

This paper explores how innovation offshoring gives rise to Global Innovation Networks (GINs) in the electronics industry. The focus is on chip design. The paper documents the scope of offshoring and the progress achieved in the complexity of design stages and in capability upgrading in Asia....