%0 Book
%A Dirk Johann
%D 2013
%C Berlin, Germany
%I Peter Lang Verlag
%@ 2190-099X
%@ 9783653033267
%T The Reconfiguration of a Latecomer Innovation System
%B Governing Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Innovation in South Korea
%R 10.3726/978-3-653-03326-7
%U https://www.peterlang.com/document/1047709
%X The book examines the evolving governance of pharmaceutical biotechnology in South Korea in order to derive conclusions about the dynamics of a latecomer system transition. Based on an analysis of innovation activities in the biomedical sector, which is complemented by expert interviews, the research contends that the Korean post-developmental state should be geared towards coordinating the interplay of technologies, modes of organization and institutions. An integrative framework is developed to describe system change as a co-evolutionary process in which the national and sectoral dimensions intersect. The case shows that the shaping of an environment in which innovation systems can develop sectoral transformative capacity is a central aspect of latecomer innovation governance.
%K 2. national innovation system, co-evolution, post catch-up development
%G English