part, I Ideas -- chapter 1 Introduction -- Capabilities, innovation and economic growth / Michele Capriati Helen Bekele Lemma -- chapter 2 The toolbox / Michele Capriati Helen Bekele Lemma -- chapter 3 The interconnections between freedom and innovation / Michele Capriati Helen Bekele Lemma -- part, II Empirics -- chapter 4 Innovation, human development and economic growth -- Interpretations and empirical analysis / Michele Capriati Helen Bekele Lemma -- chapter 5 Innovation, human development and economic growth in national and regional innovation systems -- A descriptive analysis / Michele Capriati Helen Bekele Lemma -- chapter 6 Innovation, human development and economic growth -- An empirical analysis / Michele Capriati Helen Bekele Lemma -- part, III Policy -- chapter 7 An introduction to policies / Michele Capriati Helen Bekele Lemma -- chapter 8 Human development and policies for innovation / Michele Capriati Helen Bekele Lemma -- chapter 9 Macroeconomic policies for human development and innovation / Michele Capriati Helen Bekele Lemma -- chapter 10 Conclusions / Michele Capriati Helen Bekele Lemma.