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100 1 _aOyelaran-Oyeyinka, Oyebanji.
245 1 0 _aUneven paths of development
_h[electronic resource] :
_binnovation and learning in Asia and Africa /
_cBanji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, Rajah Rasiah.
260 _aCheltenham, U.K. ;
_aNorthampton, Mass. :
_bEdward Elgar,
_cc2009.
300 _a1 online resource (xiv, 238 p.) :
_bill.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 215-227) and index.
505 0 _aLearning to innovate : information hardware sector in Asia and Africa -- The rapid rise of China -- Low value-added operations in Indonesia -- Rapid expansion with slow upgrading in Malaysia -- Making a difficult transition in Mauritius -- Weak institutions constrain growth in Nigeria -- Information hardware at incipient phase in South Africa -- Taiwan's move from follower to leader -- Conclusions and policy implications.
520 _aThis book focuses on what can be learned from the complex processes of industrial, technological and organizational change in the sectoral system of information hardware (IH). The IH innovation system is deliberately chosen to illustrate how sectors act as seeds of economic progress. Detailed firm-level studies were carried out in seven countries, three in Africa (Nigeria, Mauritius and South Africa) and four in Asia (China, Taiwan, Malaysia and Indonesia).
650 0 _aTechnological innovations
_xEconomic aspects
_zAsia.
650 0 _aTechnological innovations
_xEconomic aspects
_zAfrica.
650 0 _aInformation technology
_zAsia.
650 0 _aInformation technology
_zAfrica.
650 0 _aEconomic development
_zAsia.
650 0 _aEconomic development
_zAfrica.
655 7 _aElectronic books.
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700 1 _aRasiah, Rajah.
710 2 _aEdward Elgar Publishing.
776 1 _z1847209068 (hbk.)
_z9781847209061 (hardback)
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.elgaronline.com/view/9781847209061.xml
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