National Systems of Innovation and Non-OECD Countries: Notes about a rudimentary and tentative “typology”

Vol. 19 No. 4 (1999)

Oct-Dec / 1999
Published October 1, 1999
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Albuquerque, Eduardo da Motta e. 1999. “National Systems of Innovation and Non-OECD Countries: Notes about a Rudimentary and Tentative ‘typology’”. Brazilian Journal of Political Economy 19 (4):602-20. https://doi.org/10.1590/0101-31571999-1089.

National Systems of Innovation and Non-OECD Countries: Notes about a rudimentary and tentative “typology”

Eduardo da Motta e Albuquerque
Centro de Desenvolvimento e Planejamento Regional da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais – CEDEPLAR/ UFMG, Belo Horizonte/MG, Brasil.
Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 19 No. 4 (1999), Oct-Dec / 1999, Pages 602-620

Abstract

This paper suggests a tentative “typology” for Non-OECD National Systems of
Innovation (NSIs). Three main categories compose this tentative “typology”: “mature” NSIs,
catching up NSIs, and “non-mature” NSIs. This paper investigates theoretical mediations
which may be necessary if the NSI concept is to be applied appropriately to Non-OECD
countries. Science and technology statistics are used to evaluate the suggested “typology”.
Basic statistics (GDP, R&D expenditures, education, patents, and papers) are presented. Data
from forty-six countries are used for statistical exercises. The findings of this paper hint
that it is possible to cluster different countries around science and technology indicators.

JEL Classification: O33; O35; O43.


Keywords: Evolutionary economics national systems of innovation