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Contents
Abstract 2
Acknowledgments 2
1. The puzzle of international development 3
2. Overview of approaches to industrial policy 7
3. Knowledge and capabilities of places 16
4. The diffusion of knowledge and overcoming its barriers 22
5. Economic Complexity in Industrial and Innovation Policy 27
6. Conclusions 31
References 33
Figure 1. Development indicators - Ratio of developing countries to US value 4
Figure 2. Country Differences in Scientific Publications and Patenting 6
Figure 3. Innovation indicators - Ratio of developing countries to US value 6
Figure 4. Exporters of selected products in 2021 17
Figure 5. Product space 19
Figure 6. Venezuela's exports in the product space, in 2021 20
Figure 7. Attractiveness and Feasibility 28