Brief

Innovation and productivity change in low-income countries. A brief overview of policy and academic debates and potential links to current research projects in the DFID-ESRC Growth Research Programme

Abstract

The DFID-ESRC Growth Research Programme (DEGRP) will produce a range of knowledge publications and products aimed at linking the research of DEGRP to a number of research and policy debates in the area of agriculture, financial markets, innovation and growth. This paper outlines (i) a number of key academic and policy debates central to the theme of innovation and (ii) the role for DEGRP and individual projects in understanding research and policy on innovation