Regional distribution of the National System of Innovation actors and economic development: an international comparison

It is believed that actors of the National System of Innovation (NSI) influence and are influenced by regional aspects, like geographical allocation. Based on this perspective the scientific, technological and economical performances in sub-national divisions of nine developed and developing countri...

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Author: Pereira dos Santos, Ulisses
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2017
Country:Brasil
Institution:EDITORA 34
Repository:Revista de Economia Política
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs2.centrodeeconomiapolitica.org:article/163
Online Access:https://centrodeeconomiapolitica.org.br/repojs/index.php/journal/article/view/163
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Sistema nacional de inovação
desenvolvimento regional
desenvolvimento econômico
países em desenvolvimento.
National systems of innovation
regional development
economic development
developing countries
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Summary:It is believed that actors of the National System of Innovation (NSI) influence and are influenced by regional aspects, like geographical allocation. Based on this perspective the scientific, technological and economical performances in sub-national divisions of nine developed and developing countries are analyzed in this paper. The aim is to evaluate the hypothesis on the existence of higher regional concentration of NSI actors in developing countries. The results suggest that this hypothesis may be correct, since S,T&I activities are more likely to be regionally concentrated in the richest regions in the developing countries analyzed, opposing what happens in developed countries. JEL Classification: O10; O57; R58.