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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer,
[2026]
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| 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.