Provides a fresh perspective to the ongoing debate on the core themes of development economics

This book is a detailed overview of the core themes in development theory and economic growth. Thematically structured, it covers three significant areas: innovation and economic development; technological progress and agricultural development; and technology transfer, national innovation systems and industrial development.

The volume addresses issues such as innovations in environmental technologies, intellectual property rights, globalization of industrial research and development. Comprehensive in scope and intensive in analysis, this book provides a fresh perspective in development that will initiate new explorations.