Schumpeterian Analysis of Economic Catch-up : Knowledge, Path-Creation, and the Middle-Income Trap (Hardcover)

Foreword John A. Mathews; Preface; Part I. Introduction and Perspectives: 1. Introduction; 2. Knowledge as a key factor for economic catch-up; Part II. Empirical Analysis at Three Levels: 3. Knowledge and country-level catch-up; 4. Knowledge and sector-level catch-up: Asia versus Latin America; 5. Knowledge and firm-level catch-up: Korean versus US firms; Part III. Toward a Theory and How to Escape the Trap: 6. Toward a knowledge-based theory of economic catch-up; 7. How to build up technological capabilities to enter short-cycle technology sectors; 8. Catching-up and leapfrogging in China and India; Part IV. Technological Turning Points and Conclusion: 9. Hypothesizing a theory of technological turning points; 10. Summary and concluding remarks; Appendix tables; Notes; Bibliography; Index.