The Role of Foreign Technology and Indigenous Innovation in the Emerging Economies: Technological Change and Catching-up

World Development

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1204-1212

  Fu, Xiaolan ^a   Pietrobelli, Carlo ^b   Soete, Luc ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b INTER AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK   (United States)

^c ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^d UNU MERIT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Emerging economies; Indigenous innovation; Technological capabilities; Technological change; Technology transfer

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE; INNOVATION; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

EID: 79957950994     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2010.05.009     Document Type: Article

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