; Foreword; Introduction: innovation in Brazil: advancing development in the 21st century; Part I The political economy of … innovation; 1 Institutions, politics, and state-led innovation; 2 Accelerating innovation in Brazil in the age of global value … chains; 3 Innovation policy in Brazil since 2003: advances, incoherencies, and discontinuities; Part II Towards a knowledge …

Innovation is of critical value in the modern global economy, as it performs several important economic functions. The … do occur, providing solutions to overcome their consequences. Secondly, innovation allows for the activation of economic … growth and social progress through the rationalization of economic activities. Thirdly, innovation supports the global …

Localized creativity, small high-tech entrepreneurship, related innovation platforms, social capital embedded in …