The upsurge of the outward direct investment (ODI) made by the Chinese firms in recent years is one of the main concerns among academic researchers and policy consultants targeting emerging market economies. In this paper, the focus for analysis is the internationalization and ODI initiated by...

Chapter 01: Introduction: How to Make a “World Factory” Innovative? -- Part I: The Top-down Perspective of China Innovation -- Chapter 02: Behind the National Innovation System: R&D and Absorptive Capacity of Firms -- Chapter 03: “Back to Local”: Growth Model Crisis and Innovation Policy...