Uneven paths of development
Subtitle: innovation and learning in Asia and Africa
By: by Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, Rajah Rasiah.
Contributors: Rasiah, Rajah.
Publisher: Edward Elgar
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Cheltenham, UK; Northampton, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 238
ISBN-13: 9781847209061
Subjects: Technological innovations -- Economic aspects -- Asia; Technological innovations -- Economic aspects -- Africa; Information technology -- Asia; Information technology -- Africa; Economic development -- Asia; Economic development -- Africa
Description: The aim of this book is not to demonstrate how African countries could or should acquire capability development in information hardware (IH) manufacturing and design. The overarching objective is to understand the underlying dynamics of the convergence of institutional, technological and policy factors that shape a latecomer country's attempt to learn from the forerunners to generate economic wealth in a globally competitive sector.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Learning to innovate: information hardware in Asia and Africa; title: The rapid rise of China; title: Low value added operations in Indonesia; title: Rapid expansion with slow upgrading in Malaysia; title: Making a difficult transition in Mauritius; title: Weak institutions constrain growth in Nigeria; title: Information hardware at incipient phase in South Africa; title: Taiwan's move from follower to leader; title: Conclusions and policy implications.