Introduction. A context-specific two-way approach to the study of innovation systems in developing and transition countries

Jana Schmutzler (), Marcela Suarez, Alexandra Tsvetkova and Alessandra Faggian

Chapter 1 in Innovation in Developing and Transition Countries, 2017, pp 1-12 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: This introductory chapter synthesizes the arguments presented by the book contributors and argues that a broad definition of innovation systems is appropriate in the context of developing and transition countries. By weaving in specific examples from the chapters, the introduction demonstrates the importance of a context-specific approach that takes into account sociocultural context, macroeconomic structures and institutions. Taken as a whole, the book shows how the system level of National Innovation Systems (NIS) influences the way firms and other actors build up competences and learn, while the outcomes of interactions among these actors at the micro level shape the NIS environment.

Keywords: Economics and Finance; Urban and Regional Studies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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