Analysis of Science, Technology, and Innovation in Emerging Economies
This book outlines a number of different perspectives on the relationship between science, technology, and innovation in emerging economies. In it, the authors explore the aforementioned relationship as a pillar of economic development, driving growth in
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Analysis of Science, Technology, and Innovation in Emerging Economies
Clara Inés Pardo Martínez Alexander Cotte Poveda Sylvia Patricia Fletscher Moreno Editors
Analysis of Science, Technology, and Innovation in Emerging Economies
Editors Clara Inés Pardo Martínez School of Management Universidad del Rosario Bogotá, Colombia Sylvia Patricia Fletscher Moreno Colombian Observatory of Science and Technology (OCyT) Bogotá, Colombia
Alexander Cotte Poveda Universidad Santo Tomás Bogotá, Colombia Colombian Observatory of Science and Technology (OCyT) Bogotá, Colombia
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Foreword
Research and development (R&D) occupies a central place in all schools of economic thought, including the emphasis of several of them on the innovation systems that make the link between R&D and economic activity. Strong education and labor training systems are also essential to provide the adequate high-quality labor required for all these activities and have also been the focus of significant attention. All of them are required to increase productivity, economic growth, and the standard of living of the population. Advance in all these areas, but particularly in R&D, is seen as essential to reduce the gap that separates emerging and developing countries from more advanced nations. Due to these links, economic theory recognizes the importance of developing strong science and technology as well as equally robust production sector p
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