Sanjaya Lall has grappled with the dilemmas of development by concentrating his life-long research on technology, international trade, manufacturing and industrial development largely but not exclusively in the developing world. He constructed taxonomy on low technology; resource based products,...

This paper attempts to explore the possible relationship between the characteristics of a National System of Innovation (NSI) and their impact on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) outcomes, particularly in developing countries. We employ a heuristic NSI-FDI conceptual framework linking the...

In many extant analyses of the impact of non-reciprocal system of trade preferences it is typical to focus on the details of market access value of tariff concessions as explanation for why export of beneficiaries may or may not respond to incentives. Very often, the role that supply related...

Innovation is of paramount importance if Africa is to achieve sustained economic growth, development, and improved welfare of its people. In this context, the paper argues that institutional factors, despite their importance in shaping innovation on the continent, have received less attention....

This paper argues that the emergent profile of China as a top global exporter of apparel input material is undermining the spill-over potentials of Asian direct investment in apparel production abroad. The experience of sub-Saharan Africa is presented as an illustration of this claim. Insights...

This paper attempts to explore the possible relationship between the characteristics of a National System of Innovation (NSI) and their impact on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) outcomes, particularly in developing countries. We employ a heuristic NSI-FDI conceptual framework linking the...

Intro -- Table of Contents -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- PREFACE -- CHAPTER 1 -- CHAPTER 2 Innovation System for ICT: The Case of Brazil -- CHAPTER 3 Innovation System for ICT: The Case of China -- CHAPTER 4 Innovation System for ICT: The Case of India -- CHAPTER 5 Innovation System for ICT: The Case...

The most popularised concept in the economics of innovation literature has been the national system of innovation (NSI). It was in the late 1980s that the concept that Frederik List coined as the ëNational Political Economy of Productioní took off again with different thinkers writing about...

Cover -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- Globalization, Inequalities and Commodification of Life and Well-being -- Introduction -- Globalization and the Commodification of Science -- New Media, Global Networks and Human Rights -- The Dubious Dichotomy Between Welfare And Workfare -- A Capability Based...