BRICS and development alternatives innovation systems and policies (Anthem Press, 2009)
"The chapters are based on papers presented and discussed at the second 'BRICS Project' workshop held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 25 to 27 April 2007"--Preface
Includes bibliographical references
Foreword : the BRICS countries and Europe / Bengt-Åke Lundvall -- Science, technology and innovation policies in the BRICS countries : an introduction / José Eduardo Cassiolato and Helena Maria Martins Lastres -- Achievements and shortcomings of Brazil's innovation policies / Priscila Koeller and José Eduardo Cassiolato -- Prospective agenda for science and technology and innovation policies in Russia / Leonid Gokhberg [and others] -- Science, technology and innovation policies in India : achievements and limits / K.J. Joseph and Dinesh Abrol -- Science and technology and innovation policy in China / Xielin Liu and Jianbing Liu -- The South African innovation policies : potential and constraint / Glenda Kruss and Jo Lorentzen
This book provides a comparative analysis of the national innovation systems of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) and the trends in their science, technology and innovation policies