Cristina Chaminade - Advanced Introduction to National Innovation Systems

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National Innovation Systems
Cristina Chaminade, Bengt-keLundvall and Shagufta Haneef

Cristina Chaminade is Professor in Innovation Studies at Lund University. She holds a Bachelor and Doctoral degree in Economics from the Autonomous University of Madrid. She is an expert in innovation systems, particularly innovation systems in emerging economies. She has actively worked on innovation in developing countries such as China, India, South Africa, Thailand, and Brazil for over 15 years. Shes been an advisor to international organizations such as the European Commission, UNCTAD, OECD and UN-ECLAC. She has published in international journals, refereed books and handbooks in the fields of innovation, development studies and knowledge management such as Research Policy, Industry and Innovation, Innovation and Development, and European Planning Studies. She is one of the editors of the