The 1990s brought surprising industrial development in emerging economies around the globe: firms in countries not previously known for their high-technology industries moved to the forefront in new Information Technologies (IT) by using different business models and carving out unique positions...

"Tells the story of the global cyber industry that is protecting the computer you are probably using to read this sentence, with a special look at Israel's central role. For example, fully 40% of the world's VC money allocated to cyber is spent in Israel. The book explains why and how there is a...

Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- 1. Plurality, Choice, and the Politics of Industrial Innovation -- 2. The Development of the IT Industry in Israel: Maximization of R&amp -- D as an Industrial Policy -- 3. The Development of the IT...

This paper aims to analyze the role of multinational corporations (MNCs) in the development of the software industry in these countries. The study is centred on software production and IT-related services - software development, chip design and electronic devices design, computer and Internet...