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Book SynopsisUntil recently, economists studying economic development have tended to consider it as a universal process, or focussed their attention on common aspects.
Table of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction Franco Malerba and Richard R. Nelson 2. Explaining Divergent Stories of Catch-up in the Telecommunication Equipment Industry in Brazil, China, India and Korea Keun Lee, Sunil Mani and Qing Mu 3. The Global Computer Software Sector Jorge Niosi, Suma Athreye and Ted Tschang 4. Explaining Variations in Semiconductor Catch-up Strategies in China, Korea, Malaysia and Taiwan Rajah Rasiah, Xin-Xin Kong, Yeo Lin and Jaeyong Song 5. Catching up in the Pharmaceutical Sector: Lessons from Case Studies of India and Brazil Shyama V. Ramani and Samira Guennif 6. The Agro-food Sector in Catching-up Countries: A Comparative Study of Four Cases Shulin Gu, John O. Adeoti, Ana Célia Castro, Jeffrey Orozco and Rafael Díaz 7. Conclusions Franco Malerba and Richard R. Nelson Index
