Exploring the convergence between sustainability and local innovation systems from a southern perspective: What Brazilian empirical evidence has to offer. (December 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Podcameni, Maria Gabriela; Cassiolato, José Eduardo; Lustosa, Maria Cecília; Marcellino, Israel; Rocha, Pedro
• Other Names: Tsvetkova Alexandra guest-editor.; Schmutzler Jana guest-editor.; Pugh Rhiannon guest-editor.
• Is Part Of: Local economy. Volume 34:Number 8(2019:Dec.)
• Page Start: 825
• Page End: 837
• Publication Date: 2019-12
• Subjects: innovations -- Local Innovative and Productive Systems -- national system of innovations -- regional development -- south perspective -- study case -- sustainability; Great Britain -- Economic policy -- Periodicals; 330.941
• DOI: 10.1177/0269094219897542
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0269-0942

Abstract

In this paper, we address some important issues regarding innovation, sustainability and entrepreneurship in selected case studies based on the Local Innovative and Productive Systems (LIPSs) approach. First, we provide a brief overview of the LIPSs theoretical approach and discuss the relationship between LIPS and sustainability, and then we analyze selected case studies from Brazil in order to understand the relationship between LIPS and sustainability. The case study summarized here were extensive studies carried out by researchers related to a research network specialized in LIPS called RedeSist. The final section provides a brief analysis of how LIPSs have incorporated sustainability and the challenges yet to face.