THE CREATION AND DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW

Journal of Economic Surveys

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 884-912

  Zanello, Giacomo ^a   Fu, Xiaolan ^b   Mohnen, Pierre ^c   Ventresca, Marc ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNU MERIT   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Development; Diffusion; Innovation; Low and middle income countries

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; INNOVATION; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; LITERATURE REVIEW; PRIVATE SECTOR; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84938807105     PISSN: 09500804     EISSN: 14676419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/joes.12126     Document Type: Article

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