'Has TRIPS contributed to the catch-up of developing countries or has it only strengthened the power of big multinationals? This book tries to answer this important question by studying what in fact happened in four countries - Brazil, China, India and Thailand. The book succeeds in giving a...

This book examines in detail the features and dynamics of sectoral systems of innovation and production in developing countries. Processes of rapid growth are usually associated with specific sectors such as automobiles, electronics or software, as well as with the transformation of traditional...

1. Economic liberalization and the performance of public sector enterprises in India / Sunil Mani -- 2. The Chinese state, state enterprises, and the global crisis / Kee-Cheok Cheong, Li Ran, and Zhang Miao -- 3. The creative role of the state and entrepreneurship : the case of Taiwan / Michelle...