STG FEATURED BOOKS
Edited by David J. Bennett and Richard C. Jennings
"An excellent source of non-partisan information for policy-making and public discourse on agricultural biotechnology in emerging economies."— Calestous Juma, Harvard Kennedy School
The Limits of Institutional Reform in Development: Changing Rules for Realistic Solutions
By Matt Andrews
"A definitive critique of the tyranny of copycat institutional reform as a panacea for development."— Calestous Juma, Harvard Kennedy School
Digital Disconnect: How Capitalism Is Turning the Internet Against Democracy
By Robert W. McChesney
"This book is an excellent challenge of popular assumptions about relationships between democracy and capitalism."— Calestous Juma, Harvard Kennedy School
Edited by Charlie Karlsson, Börje Johansson, and Roger R. Stough
"An excellent collection of essays on the strategy role of public action in regional innovation systems."— Calestous Juma, Harvard Kennedy School
Geek Nation: How Indian Science is Taking over the World
By Angela Saini
"An excellent primer on the rise of India as a scientific superpower."— Calestous Juma, Harvard Kennedy School
The Fastest Billion: The Story Behind Africa's Economic Revolution
By Charles Robertson
"The Fastest Billion is a realistic roadmap for Africa's coming prosperity. This is a mandatory handbook for policymakers, practitioners and students of contemporary global development."— Calestous Juma, Harvard Kennedy School
Biomaterials for Clinical Applications
By Sujata K. Bhatia
"This important book maps new avenues for international biomedical and bioengineering research cooperation."— Calestous Juma, Harvard Kennedy School
Learning to Change the World: The Social Impact of One Laptop Per Child
By Charles Kane, Walter Bender, Jody Cornish, and Neal Donahue
"A compelling account on how new technologies can transform education worldwide."— Calestous Juma, Harvard Kennedy School
Engineers for Africa: Identifying Engineering Capacity Needs in Sub-Saharan Africa
Africa-UK Engineering for Development Partnership
"This study goes a long way in reinforcing the priority that African policy-makers are starting to place on the role of engineering in development."— Calestous Juma, Harvard Kennedy School
One Billion Hungry: Can We Feed the World?
By Gordon Conway
"One Billion Hungry is an excellent source of evidence-based proposals on how to feed the world in a sustainable manner. It is an antidote for pessimism and will go a long way in inspiring the global community to act in time. The book is as inspirational as it is pragmatic."— Calestous Juma, Harvard Kennedy School
Innovation Economics: The Race for Global Advantage
By Robert D. Atkinson and Stephen J. Ezell
"Innovation Economics offers the most pragmatic guideposts for American and global economic renewal today. I recommend it for every leader in or out of office."— Calestous Juma, Harvard Kennedy School
The Coming Prosperity: How Entrepreneurs Are Transforming the Global Economy
By Philip E. Auerswald
"An inspirational analysis of the power of entrepreneurship in economic renewal. A timely source of guidance for policy makers."— Calestous Juma, Harvard Kennedy School
The Watchman's Rattle: Thinking Our Way Out of Extinction
By Rebecca Costa
"This book reveals deep insights into the way human nature influences political choices. An indispensable guide for policy analysts worldwide."— Calestous Juma, Harvard Kennedy School
Agricultural Development in China and Africa: A Comparative Analysis
By Li Xiaoyun, Qi Gubo, Tang Lixia, Zhao Lixia, Jin Leshan, Guo Zhanfeng, and Wu Jin
"This book is an inspirational source of lessons from China's agriculture for African policy makers. It provides a healthy balance between analytical rigour and policy relevance. It is an antidote for those skeptical about the relevance of China's economic history for contemporary Africa."— Calestous Juma, Harvard Kennedy School
Market Rebels: How Activists Make or Break Radical Innovations
By Hayagreeva Rao
"As informative as it is witty. A rich source of ideas on how to get new technologies to the market."— Calestous Juma, Harvard Kennedy School
Nanotechnology and the Public: Risk Perception and Risk Communication
By Susanna Hornig Priest
"An excellent introduction to the social aspects of the emerging field of nanotechnology."— Calestous Juma, Harvard Kennedy School
By Tracey Tokuhama-Espinosa
"An excellent guide to how to improve learning. This book has significant lessons for education policies worldwide."— Calestous Juma, Harvard Kennedy School
The Role of Intellectual Property Rights in Biotechnology Innovation
Edited by David Castle
"This is an outstanding piece of scholarship. It will serve as a powerful stimulant for new research in the field and as a reliable guide for practitioners."— Calestous Juma, Harvard Kennedy School
By Vijay V. Vaitheeswaran
"A dazzling account of how the world is changing before our very eyes. This book sheds fresh light on the forces of globalization. An excellent guide for the perplexed."— Calestous Juma, Harvard Kennedy School
Collaborate or Perish! Reaching Across Boundaries in a Networked World
By William Bratton & Zachary Tumin
"A blueprint for understanding the transformative role of networks how they set the pace and direction of societal change."— Calestous Juma, Harvard Kennedy School
Delivering Development: Globalization's Shoreline and the Road to a Sustainable Future
By Edward R. Carr
"Delivering Development is a vivid confirmation that development is an expression of human capabilities. It offers excellent guidance on how to foster the autonomy of action. I recommend it for anyone interested in a more just world, not just development."— Calestous Juma, Harvard Kennedy School
World Intellectual Property Report 2011: The Changing Face of Innovation
World Intellectual Property Organization
"An excellent review of the growing recognition of the role of intellectual property protection in innovation. It debunks many of the myths that surround this complex subject."— Calestous Juma, Harvard Kennedy School
Society 3.0: How Technology Is Reshaping Education, Work and Society
By Tracey Wilen-Daugenti
"Society 3.0 shows how the prospects of personalized learning using new technologies herald a new age of enlightenment."— Calestous Juma, Harvard Kennedy School
The Impact of China on Global Commodity Prices: The Disruption of the World's Resource Sector
By Masuma Farooki and Raphael Kaplinsky
"The role of raw materials in the rise of China as an economic power remains one of the most intriguing aspects of modern geopolitics. Farroki and Kaplinky provide new insights on how the trends are likely to reshape the global economic order. This book is a timely introduction to new diplomatic relations among world industrial powers and their developing country counterparts." — Calestous Juma, Harvard Kennedy School
The Creative Destruction of Medicine: How the Digital Revolution Will Create Better Health Care
By Eric Topol
"The book makes a compelling case for the role of digital technology in bringing nimbleness to ossified healthcare systems worldwide." — Calestous Juma, Harvard Kennedy School
Run of the Red Queen: Government, Innovation, Globalization, and Economic Growth in China
By Dan Breznitz and Michael Murphree
"Run of the Red Queen is an excellent reminder to policy-makers that the pursuit of cutting-edge scientific research is not a pre-requisite for becoming an important player on the global economic scene. It demystifies the field of innovation and puts it within reason for most emerging countries."
— Calestous Juma, Harvard Kennedy School
The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves
By Matt Ridley
"This book is the ultimate cure for pessimism, unadulterated." — Calestous Juma, Harvard Kennedy School
By Jeremy Rifkin
"Jeremy Rifkin was always ahead of his time. The New Industrial Revolution confirms that the times have caught up with him. It is no longer possible to ignore his vision for the future of humankind." — Calestous Juma, Harvard Kennedy School
Technology and Innovation Report 2011: Powering Development with Renewable Energy Technologies
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
"This well-written and accessible report should serve as a handbook for every policy maker interested in bequeathing a better world to next generations. It is an excellent primer for students of international environmental diplomacy." — Calestous Juma, Harvard Kennedy School
Innovation And Technological Catch-Up: The Changing Geography of Wine Production
Edited by Elisa Giuliani, Andrea Morrison, & Roberta Rabellotti
"Most studies of technological catch-up focus on industrial competitiveness. This book demonstrates the significant role that agricultural innovation can play in technological dynamism. Even more importantly, it offers ample evidence of the knowledge-intensive character of natural resource industries. Its refreshing analysis provides excellent insights to emerging countries seeking to play a key role the global economy using natural resources as an entry point."— Calestous Juma, Harvard Kennedy School
Can Economic Growth Be Sustained?
The Collected Papers of Vernon W. Ruttan and Yujiro Hayami
Edited by Keijiro Otsuka and C. Ford Runge
"This collection of essays is an excellent representation of the originality of thinking, depth of analysis and breadth of applicability of the intellectual legacy of Vernon W. Ruttan and Yujiro Hayami. It is powerful addition to the reading list of those interested in the role of innovation in long-term economic transformation."— Calestous Juma, Harvard Kennedy School
The Grandest Challenge: Taking Life-Saving Science from Lab to Village
By Abdallah Daar & Peter A Singer
"An engaging account...inspirational. The authors of this book are role models for how empathy and dedication to social justice can serve as powerful forces to solve our most difficult global challenges."— Calestous Juma, Harvard Kennedy School
Agro-Technology:
A Philosophical Introduction
By R. Paul Thompson
This book looks at GMOs and includes an explanation of the scientific background, an analysis of ideological objections, a discussion of legal and ethical concerns, and a suggested alternative—organic agriculture.
Building National And Regional Innovation Systems:
Institutions for Economic Development
by Jorge Niosi
"...[T]his book provides an excellent discussion of the emerging perspective on development strategy."
— Richard R. Nelson, Columbia University and Columbia Earth Institute
Tomorrow's Table:
Organic Farming, Genetics, and the Future of Food
by Pamela C. Ronald and
R. W. Adamchak
"...[T]he noteworthy aspect of the book is the way they then marry their separate fields to argue logically for the use of GM technologies to improve organic agriculture. Ronald and Adamchak's clear, rational approach is refreshing...."—Science Magazine
The New Harvest:
Agricultural Innovation in Africa
by Calestous Juma
"...a convincing analysis of the importance of innovation and entrepreneurship in the agricultural sectors of Africa." — Elinor Ostrom, 2009 Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences
Read all of the chapters online>
Read a related Power & Policy blog post by Calestous Juma>
Where Good Ideas Come From:
The Natural History of Innovation
by Steven Johnson
"...a magical mystery tour of the history and architecture of innovation." — The Oregonian
Systems of Innovation:
Selected Essays in Evolutionary Economics
by Christopher Freeman
"Chris Freeman created a great legacy that gave the developing world hope in the power of science innovation in improving human welfare. The best tribute that we can pay to him is to rededicate ourselves to pushing the frontiers of innovation studies with the same level of intellectual honesty, humility and sense of fairness that Chris embodied." — Calestous Juma
To read additional tributes to the late Christopher Freeman, click here>
Industrial Policy and Development: The Political Economy of Capabilities Accumulation
edited by Giovanni Dosi, Mario Cimoli, and Joseph E. Stiglitz
Sustainable Energy — Without the Hot Air
by David JC Mackay.
"...a tour de force..." — The Economist
To download this featured book, click here>
Handbook of Innovation Systems and Developing Countries:
Building Domestic Capabilities in a Global Setting
by Bengt-Åke Lundvall, K.J. Joseph, Cristina Chaminade, and Jan Vang, editors.
The first attempt to adapt the innovations systems (IS) approach to developing countries for a theoretical and empirical viewpoint, the Handbook brings together eminent scholars and young researchers in economics, innovation, and development studies to push the theoretical boundaries of IS. Spanning national, sectoral, and regional innovation systems across Asia, Latin America, and Africa, they critically review the IS approach and its adequacy for developing countries, discuss the relationship between IS and development, and address the question of how it should be adapted to the realities of developing nations.
The Dragon's Gift: The Real Story of China in Africa by Deborah Brautigam
Read Deborah Brautigam's new blog—China in Africa: The Real Story
Read Deborah Brautigan's January 2010 Foreign Affairs article, "Africa's Eastern Promise: What the West Can Learn From Chinese Investment in Africa."
The Economist recently hosted an online debate on this subject with STG Director Calestous Juma's participation.
Science and Innovation for Development
by Gordon Conway and Jeff Waage
STG Director Calestous Juma wrote the Foreword.
