(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2008-09)
Couto Soares, Maria Clara; Cassiolato, José Eduardo
The main objective of this paper is at analyzing how innovation process can contribute
to improve equality in highly unequal societies, taking the example of Brazil. Using as
analytical framework the Innovation System approach and the Latin American
Structuralism perspective, it proposes that besides current broad recognition of science
technology relevance for promoting economic development and competitiveness, it
becomes imperative to advance in such debate in order to include their role for fighting
inequality and promoting social inclusion.