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This volume brings together research on development in three major areas of contemporary global relevance: agriculture and food security, energy, and the institutions of national innovation. Covering six of the largest emerging and developing economies (EDEs) in the world, three Asian (China, India and Malaysia), two Latin American (Brazil and Mexico), and one African (South Africa), the book offers insights on how the major EDEs have addressed the complex and increasingly interrelated issues of agricultural growth, food security and access to energy as part of their growth and development experience over the last three decades. Underscoring the broader view of institutions of national innovation capacities, the volume presents the role of domestic policy and macroeconomic fluctuations in shaping the innovation capacities and development policy in these countries.

The book is divided into three main parts. Part I addresses agriculture and food security, while Part II focuses on the energy sector, including the importance of clean energy and energy efficiency in improving access. Parts I and II also cover the role of the major sector-specific innovations for increasing productivity and growth. Subsequently, Part III examines the importance of economy-wide institutions of innovation in the context of supporting growth and development.

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Part I Food Security.- 1. Recent Development Patterns and Challenges of Brazilian Agriculture.- 2. The Role of Agriculture in China´s Development.- 3. Agriculture, Food Security and Livelihoods in India.- 4. Agriculture, Food Security and Livelihoods of Mexican Population under Market Oriented Reforms.- 5. Dimensions of Food and Livelihood Security of Agricultural Trade: The Case of Malaysia.- Part II Energy Security.- 6. Brazilian Perspectives on Development of Clean Energy.- 7. China´s Energy: Present Situation and its Policies.- 8. Indian Perspective on Clean Energy and Energy Efficiency.- 9. Reluctant Embrace: South Africa and Renewable Energy.- Part III Technology and Innovation.- 10. Evolution and Dynamics of the Brazilian National System of Innovation.- 11. Has Business Innovation Capability Increased after Indigenous Innovation Policy.- 12. Technological and Institutional Change: India´s Development Trajectory in an Innovation Systems Framework.- 13. Uncovering Innovation Dynamics and Development Processes: A Mexican perspective.- 14. Innovation Systems in Latecomer Development: Sectoral Evidence from South Africa and Malaysia.

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