viewpoint. The Handbook brings eminent scholars in economics, innovation and development studies together with promising young …pt. I. Innovation and development -- pt. II. Scales in innovation systems : theoretical progress and empirical overview … -- pt. III. Building blocks in innovation systems in developing countries : challenges under globalization -- pt. IV. IS …

Public Technology Procurement and Innovation studies public technology procurement as an instrument of innovation … research literature on the economics of innovation. Similarly, preoccupation with `supply-side' measures has led policy … obstacles to the use of public technology procurement as a means of stimulating and supporting technological innovation …