Innovation in India
Combining Economic Growth with Inclusive Development

This volume evaluates the performance of innovation in India and the role of its scientific establishment.

Shyama V. Ramani (Edited by)

9781107037564, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 14 July 2014

418 pages
23.5 x 16.2 x 3 cm, 0.73 kg

It has been a little more than sixty years since the foundations of India's national system of innovation were laid, and it is time to look back and examine what form it has taken. What are the achievements of the Indian system of innovation? How has it performed in terms of building industrial capabilities and promoting development? Using the 'National System of Innovation' and the 'Sectoral System of Innovation' approach, this book organizes historical evidence on the accumulation of scientific, technical, innovation and industrial capabilities in different industrial sectors. It is also useful to keep in mind that according to the sectoral tales of this book, irrespective of the policy, there will always be some individuals and organisations who will experiment to find creative ways of pursuing opportunities.

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Prologue
1. Innovation in India: the challenge of combining economic growth with inclusive development Shyama V. Ramani and Adam Szirmai
Part I. Setting the Background: 2. The university as a catalyst of innovation, entrepreneurship, and new markets in the Indian system of innovation Gita Surie
3. Demand and innovation: paths to inclusive development Smita Srinivas
Part II. Sectoral Studies: 4. Innovations in Indian seed/ biotech industry Carl E. Pray and Latha Nagarajan
5. National innovation systems and the Indian software industry development Nagesh Kumar
6. The secret behind India's success in pharmaceuticals: seizing the right windows of opportunity Shyama V. Ramani and Samira Guennif
7. Nanoscience and nanotechnology: the new sunrise industry? Manish Anand
8. Energy innovation (sub)systems in India Ambuj Sagar and Ankur Chaudhary
Part III. Innovations for Inclusive Development: 9. Evolution of traditional medical systems sector in India: what has innovation got to do with it? Arijita Dutta
10. Where is the toilet please? On the diffusion of toilets as a pro-poor innovation in rural India Shyama V. Ramani and Shuan Sadre Ghazi
11. Pro-poor innovation-making, knowledge production and technology implementation for rural areas: lessons from the Indian experience Dinesh Abrol
12. Innovation in India: melding economic growth with inclusive development – concluding remarks Shyama V. Ramani
Contributors
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Subject Areas: International business [KJK], Business innovation [KJD], Development economics & emerging economies [KCM], International economics [KCL], Economic growth [KCG], Economics [KC], Economics, finance, business & management [K], Globalization [JFFS]