Indigenous and Foreign Innovation Efforts and Drivers of Technological Upgrading: Evidence from China

World Development

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1213-1225

  Fu, Xiaolan ^a   Gong, Yundan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

China; FDI; Indigenous innovation; Technology transfer; Technology upgrading

Indexed keywords

APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY; INNOVATION; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

CHINA;

EID: 79957939211     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2010.05.010     Document Type: Article

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