Coevolution of subsystems of society, innovation systems, and development
Chris Freeman and the Latin-American structuralists
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 17600368 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gabriela Dutrénit (0000-0002-1760-8544, Commonwealth of Learning, corresponding author), Martín Puchet Anyul (0000-0002-1020-4731, Economics Faculty, Av. Universidad 3000, col. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria , Coyoacán, 04510, CDMX, México), Jose Alexandre O Vera-Cruz (Commonwealth of Learning) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 7-16 |
| Publication date | 2025-11-21 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Science and Public Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0302-3427 • E-ISSN: 1471-5430 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/scipol/scaf080 |
| OpenAlex | W7130327233 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 23 |
Chris Freeman proposes a reasoned history approach to economic change based on the analysis of the evolution of a set of subsystems of society. These (semi) autonomous but interdependent subsystems transcend the arenas of the economy and technology, and their coevolution is essential to understand how innovation systems evolve. The proposed framework provides a different lens on how to analyse the development process. The Latin-American structuralism built a theory of development that connect industrialization, income distribution, and the role for the State. Industrialization requires increasingly knowledge and technology, and this requires technological capabilities. This article examines Freeman’s approach to National Innovation Systems based on a set of coevolving subsystems that shape the process of economic growth and explore the connexion between these ideas and the postulates of the Latin-American structuralism thought on development. By doing this, the analysis situate Freeman’s contributions in the context of developing countries
Coevolution · Industrialisation · Interdependence · Economic Development and Digital Transformation · Innovation and Socioeconomic Development · World Systems and Global Transformations
National Innovation Systems
Knowledge and Competitive Advantage
The economics of technical change
Why Nations Fail
The Co-evolution of Technology, Industrial Structure, and Supporting Institutions
The Stages of Economic Growth
Microelectronics, long waves and world structural change
Endogenous Technological Change
Catching Up, Forging Ahead, and Falling Behind
Development and innovation
Michal Kalecki, um pioneiro da teoria econômica do desenvolvimento
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |