This book uses the technological capability framework advanced by evolutionary economists to examine the contribution of foreign firms to technological capability building in the developing economies with a focus on South Africa, Kenya, Uganda, Brazil, Costa Rica, Malaysia and Indonesia. The...

This paper provides the theoretical guide and introduction to a selected list of papers evaluating the drivers of technological catch-up experiences from Asia. It departs from neoclassical preoccupation with markets as the sole or dominant institution of economic allocation by arguing that the...