Industrial Development Report 2005
Capability Building for Catching-up - Historical, Empirical and Policy Dimensions

In a world increasingly driven by innovation, framework conditions that are a prerequisite of economic catch-up have been transformed so as to encompass the various dimensions of innovative development as key ingredient. This edition of the Report argues that from the perspective of domestic policy making and international cooperation, more effort needs to be directed to structural issues related to capability building.
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