Catching up in the digital age : capabilities, governance and industrial policy in transitional Europe /

This book offers a new governance framework for understanding how countries with limited institutional capacity can pursue economic catch-up in the digital age. This book introduces the concept of the Developmental Network State (DNS) to explain how learning, coordination, and embeddedness enable ca...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sahiti, Fadil (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer, [2026]
Series:Contributions to economics,
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1: Introduction
  • Part I. Theoretical Foundations: Capabilities, Governance, and Structural Transformation: Chapter 2: Technological Capabilities and the Architecture of Catch-Up
  • Chapter 3: Governance in Latecomer Contexts
  • Chapter 4: Governing Capability Accumulation
  • Part II. Sectoral Case Studies in Transitional Europe: Chapter 5: Digital Services and ICT in Kosovo
  • Chapter 6: Agri-Food Processing in Albania
  • Chapter 7: Automotive Supply Chains in North Macedonia
  • Part III. Conclusion Comparative Lessons and Future Pathways for Structural Transformation: Chapter 8: Cross-Cutting Patterns of Capability Constraints and Adaptive Governance
  • Chapter 9: Digital Technologies, AI, and New Frontiers in Technological Upgrading
  • Chapter 10: Rethinking Industrial Policy for the Digital, Green, and Geopolitical Transitions
  • Part IV. Conclusion and Policy Directions: Chapter 11: Synthesis and Theoretical Contributions
  • Chapter 12: Strategic Policy Directions.