Provides a fresh perspective to the ongoing debate on the core themes of development economics. This book, in honour of Robert E. Evenson, brings together diverse, yet interrelated, areas of innovations such as agricultural development, technology and industry while assessing their combined roles in developing an economy. Thematically structured, it covers innovation and economic development; technological progress and agricultural development; and technology transfer, national innovation systems and industrial development. With essays addressing the significant aspects in development economics, it offers a unique contribution in terms of focusing on problems from the perspective of developing economies. Table of Contents:List of TablesList of Figures Legacy - Robert E. Evenson Daniel Johnson Technology, Innovations and Economic Development: An Introduction Lakhwinder Singh, K J Joseph and Daniel K N Johnson I: Innovation and Economic DevelopmentEducation Reforms, Technological Change and Economic Development Leonardo A Lanzona, JrEco-innovation: A Literature Review of the Challenges Facing the Development of Green Technologies Daniel K N Johnson and Kristina M LybeckerSocial Inclusion and Institutional Innovations: Working towards a Policy-theoretical Framework M A OommenII: Technological Progess and Agricultural DevelopmentMeasuring Public Agricultural Research Capital and Its Impact on State Agricultural Productivity in the United States Wallace E HuffmanAccess to Markets and Farm Efficiency: A Study of Bicol Rice Farms over Two Decades Sanjaya DeSilvaIII: Technology Transfer, National Innovation Systems and Industrial DevelopmentGlobal Innovation Networks and Industry - University Interaction: A Study of India's ICT Sector K J Joseph and Vinoj AbrahamGlobalization of Industrial R&D in Developing Countries: A Sociological Perspective Binay Kumar PattnaikTechnological Capability, Employment Growth and Industrial Development: A Quantitative Anatomy of Indian Scenario Lakhwinder Singh and Baldev Singh ShergillIntellectual Property Protection, Innovation and Medicines: Lessons from the Indian Pharmaceutical Industry Dinesh AbrolAppendix About the Editors and Contributors Index