Innovation has been acknowledged as contributing to development, in particularly inclusive innovations that involve and benefit poorer groups in developing countries. However, such innovations may have negative externalities. Most often external regulation is required to reduce these effects....

Using the functions of innovations systems approach, this paper tries to understand the use of satellites for access to education. This is done by analysing the experience of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay distance education network and the primary school network in the...

Despite the significant research progress on technological innovation in developing countries, little literature has been reported concerning China's auto sector. Yet China is now the largest automotive producer and sales market in the world. Through a process from imitation to innovation among...

This paper investigates commonalities and differences in firm-level determinants of internationalization of production (production-related investments or PFDI) and innovation (technology-driven investments or TFDI) by multinational enterprises. Our database is based on a cross-country survey...

In the context of the inclusive development discourse to extend the benefits of economic growth to disadvantaged groups, this paper postulates that innovation is the key driver of development and that the underlying systems of innovation in general and the learning, innovation and...

Several studies have explored the determinants of firms' innovative efforts, but a consensus on the conceptual underpinnings and empirical manifestations of these determinants is yet to emerge. This paper attempts to understand the role of several factors in determining inter-industry variations...

This paper addresses the issue of innovation in informal settings as a necessary step towards the understanding of the role innovation can play in inclusive development. It reviews major concepts from the innovation studies literature as well as from the informal economy vintage, blending them...

We compare two very different kinds of innovation in the same informal setting; that of small-scale cotton production in northeast Argentina. One involved the informal production and sale of copied genetically modified seeds, an innovation that fitted readily within an incumbent set of...