Emerging Economies [electronic resource] : Food and Energy Security, and Technology and Innovation /
Shome, Parthasarathi.editor.
Sharma, Pooja.editor.
This volume brings together research on development in three major areas of contemporary global relevance: agriculture and food security, energy, and the institutions of national innovation.  Covering six of the largest emerging and developing economies (EDEs) in the world, three Asian (China, India and Malaysia), two Latin American (Brazil and Mexico), and one African (South Africa), the book offers insights on how the major EDEs have addressed the complex and increasingly interrelated issues of agricultural growth, food security and access to energy as part of their growth and development experience over the last three decades.  Underscoring the broader view of institutions of national innovation capacities, the volume presents the role of domestic policy and macroeconomic fluctuations in shaping the innovation capacities and development policy in these countries. The book is divided into three main parts.  Part I addresses agriculture and food security, while Part II focuses on the energy sector, including the importance of clean energy and energy efficiency in improving access.  Parts I and II also cover the role of the major sector-specific innovations for increasing productivity and growth.  Subsequently, Part III examines the importance of economy-wide institutions of innovation in the context of supporting growth and development.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chapter 1. Introduction and Overview -- Part I: Agriculture and Food Security -- Chapter 2. Recent Development Patterns and Challenges of Brazilian Agriculture -- Chapter 3. The Role of Agriculture in China’s Development: Performance, Determinants of Successes and Future Challenges -- Chapter 4. Agriculture, Food Security and Livelihoods in India: Performance, Issues and Challenges -- Chapter 5. Dimensions of Food and Livelihood Security of Agricultural Trade: The Case of Malaysia -- Chapter 6. Agriculture, Food Security and Livelihoods of Mexican Population under Market-Oriented Reforms -- Part II: Energy -- Chapter 7. Brazilian Perspectives on Development of Clean Energy -- Chapter 8. Energy Development and Efficiency in China -- Chapter 9. Indian Perspective on Clean Energy and Energy Efficiency -- Chapter 10. Reluctant Embrace: South Africa and Renewable Energy -- Part III: Technology and Innovation -- Chapter 11. Evolution and Dynamics of the Brazilian National System of   Innovation -- Chapter 12. Has Business Innovation Capability Increased after Indigenous Innovation Policy -- Chapter 13. Technological and Institutional Change: India’s Development Trajectory in an Innovation Systems Framework -- Chapter 14. The Role of the Diaspora in Supporting Innovation Systems: The Experience of India, Malaysia and Taiwan -- Chapter 15. Unveiling Innovation Dynamics and Development Processes: A Mexican perspective -- Chapter 16. Innovation Systems in Latecomer Development: Sectoral Evidence from South Africa and Malaysia.
This volume brings together research on development in three major areas of contemporary global relevance: agriculture and food security, energy, and the institutions of national innovation.  Covering six of the largest emerging and developing economies (EDEs) in the world, three Asian (China, India and Malaysia), two Latin American (Brazil and Mexico), and one African (South Africa), the book offers insights on how the major EDEs have addressed the complex and increasingly interrelated issues of agricultural growth, food security and access to energy as part of their growth and development experience over the last three decades.  Underscoring the broader view of institutions of national innovation capacities, the volume presents the role of domestic policy and macroeconomic fluctuations in shaping the innovation capacities and development policy in these countries. The book is divided into three main parts.  Part I addresses agriculture and food security, while Part II focuses on the energy sector, including the importance of clean energy and energy efficiency in improving access.  Parts I and II also cover the role of the major sector-specific innovations for increasing productivity and growth.  Subsequently, Part III examines the importance of economy-wide institutions of innovation in the context of supporting growth and development.
Development economics.
Food—Biotechnology.
Agricultural economics.
Energy policy.
Energy and state.
Management.
Industrial management.
Economic growth.
Development Economics.
Food Science.
Agricultural Economics.
Energy Policy, Economics and Management.
Innovation/Technology Management.
Economic Growth.