Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface / Legacy-Robert E. Evenson, Daniel K.N. Johnson -- Introduction / Lakhwinder Singh, K.J. Joseph and Daniel K.N. Johnson -- Innovation and economic development -- Education reforms, technological change and economic development / Leonardo A. Lanzona, Jr -- Eco-innovation : a literature review of the challenges : facing the development of green technologies / Daniel K.N. Johnson and Kristina M. Lybecker -- Social inclusion and institutional innovations : working towards a policy-theoretical framework / M.A. Oommen -- Technological progress and agricultural development -- Measuring public agricultural research capital and its impact on state agricultural productivity in the United States / Wallace E. Huffman -- Access to markets and farm efficiency : a study of bicol rice farms over two decades / Sanjaya DeSilva -- Technology transfer, national innovation systems and industrial development -- Global innovation networks and industry-university interaction : a study of India’s ict sector / K.J. Joseph and Vinoj Abraham -- Globalization of industrial R&D in developing countries : a sociological perspective / Binay Kumar Pattnaik -- Technological capability, employment growth and industrial development : a quantitative anatomy of indian scenario / Lakhwinder Singh and Baldev Singh Shergill -- Intellectual property protection, innovation and medicines : lessons from the Indian pharmaceutical industry / Dinesh Abrol -- Appendix -- About the editors and contributors -- Index.