Michael Kahn is an analyst working on science, education and innovation policy, and develops instruments for strategy, planning, measurement, monitoring, and evaluation in these fields.Luiz Martins de Melo is Associate Professor, Economics Institute, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Marcelo G. Pessoa de Matos is Lecturer, Economics Institute, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

• Foreword Luciano Coutinho. Preface. Acknowledgements. Introduction: BRICS National Systems of Innovation Jose É. Cassiolato and Maria Clara Couto Soares 1. The Financing of Innovation Michael Kahn, Luiz Martins de Melo and Marcelo G. Pessoa De Matos 2. Innovation, Finance and Funding in the National System of Innovation: The Brazilian Case Luiz Martins de Melo and Márcia Siqueira Rapini 3. The Russian Federation Natalia Gorodnikova 4. India Sunil Mani 5. China Jian Gao and Xielin Liu 6. South Africa Michael Kahn.

‘Preserving national autonomy and the possibility of continued growth requires a new look at the interface between macroeconomic, industrial, commercial and innovation policies . . . This book offers pioneering and fundamental contributions for this process and related discussion by focusing on one of its central issues: accumulated know-how on financing scientific, technological and innovation activities in the BRICS countries.’ — Luciano Coutinho, President of the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES)