The primary objective of this paper is to contribute to the existing literature by
comprehensively reviewing the development, definitions and concepts of technology and …

The literature on the building up of technological capabilities in industrial latecomer firms
has focused on analysing the gradual building of a minimum base of technological …

The second major contribution which Carlota Perez made in that paper was to point out that
such a 'meta-paradigm'change, affecting the entire economy entailed the very widespread …

'The world economy is subject to a rapidly increasing globalization, and multinational
enterprises are their major driving force. This brand new book on multinationals and …

As liberalization and globalization gather momentum, some developing countries are coping
well, but the majority are not. Among the various reasons for growing economic divergence …

Este artículo propone una interpretación del desarrollo como proceso de acumulación de
capacidades tecnológicas y sociales, en función del aprovechamiento de ventanas de …

Despite globalisation, the essential role of foreign direct investment (FDI) in economic
development has not changed. However, many mechanisms and dynamics of FDI-assisted …

This Handbook gives an overview of the current state of the art for research that links
innovation system analysis to economic development. Normally you would expect a …

The objective of this article is to answer why and how firms in developing countries with
limited R&D resources can gain sustainable competitive advantage through technology …

Despite decades of effort and billions of dollars spent, two thirds of people in sub-Saharan
Africa still lack access to electricity, a vital pre-cursor to economic development and poverty …