Technology, Adaptation, and Exports
Technology, Adaptation, and Exports

Author: Vandana Chandra

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 2006-01-01

Total Pages: 404

ISBN-13: 0821365088

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The literature on technological change and growth has mainly used econometric models to establish that factors such as the degree of openness, skills, research and development expenditures, number of patents etc. are critical determinants of innovation and its effect on growth. However, this approach fails to explain the role of institutions and policies that created the environment for innovation. Using 10 case studies from developing countries, this book examines how governments fostered technological adaptation through public-private partnerships to develop world-class exporters in high-growth, non-traditional industries.

The Economics Of New Technology In Developing Countries
The Economics Of New Technology In Developing Countries

Author: Frances Stewart

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-09-06

Total Pages: 282

ISBN-13: 1000316238

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This book is the outcome of a Development Studies Association Workshop on Technology that we convened in Queen Elizabeth House in March 1980. In the 1960s and 1970s most research on technology in poor countries was directed at the question of the labour or capital intensity of production technique (sometimes described as the 'neo-classical' question). But recently, largely as a result of the findings of such research, the focus has changed quite radically. The collection of essays raises questions as much as it provides answers: but in so doing it provides a comprehensive introduction to the major new topics which are of substantial concern to those working on issues of technology and development.

Proposal for a Program in Appropriate Technology
Proposal for a Program in Appropriate Technology

Author: United States. Agency for International Development

Publisher:

Published: 1976

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13:

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Role of USA. Report on an a.i.d. Proposal for a technical cooperation programme focused on appropriate labour intensive choice of technology in developing countries - includes references.