Developing Innovation Systems Mexico in a Global Context

Mexico provides a case study of a cornerstone economy in the development of the hemospheric free trade zone in the Americas, an adjusting economy which has been integrated into uneven economies (Canada and the US). This volume examines the Mexican economy and its attempt to develop an innovation system, providing an example of the dynamics that are of concern to evolutionary economists.

1. Developing Innovation Systems Part I: Macroeconomic Setting, Production System and Globalization of Technology 2. Macroeconomic Setting and Production System 3. The Macroeconomic Setting for Innovation 4. Production System and Technological Patterns 5. Globalization of Production and Technology Introduction Part II: Institutional Infrastructure and Networks 6. Institutions and the National Innovation System: an Introduction 7. The Institutional Matrix and Its Main Functional Activities Supporting Innovation 8. Human Resources and Competencies 9. University, Knowledge Production and Collaborative Patterns with Industry Part III: Sectoral and Regional Innovation Systems 10. Co-evolution and Innovation Systems 11. Learning and Innovation in the Chemical Industry 12. The Pharmaceutical Industry 13. The Case of Biotechnology 14. Strategies and Technological Capabilities in a Multinational Mexican Firm 15. The Automobile Sector 16. Regional and Local Systems of Innovation in Aguascalientes 17. Conclusions: an Appreciative Pattern of the Mexican Innovation System

Mario Cimoli has been Professor of Economics at the University of Venice Ca’ Foscari) since 1990 and is currently Economic Affairs Officer at ECLAC (Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean), United Nations, Santiago.