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Title

New generic technologies in developing countries / edited by M.R. Bhagavan.

Publication

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Macmillan ; New York : St. Martin's Press, 1997.

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Additional Authors

• Bhagavan, M. R., 1934-
• Sweden. Beredningen för u-landsforskning.

Description

xii, 340 pages; 24 cm

Subject

• Technology > Developing countries > Congresses

Note

• "In association with SIDA, the Swedish Internal development Cooperation Agency."
• "Present volume is the outcome of an international seminar held in Stockholm in 1994"--P. xii.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• Foreword / Anders Wijkman -- Introduction / M. R. Bhagavan -- Pt. I. The Technological Scene: Main Features, Capabilities and Trends. 1. Contemporary Technological Revolutions: Characteristics and Dynamics / Ian Miles. 2. Information and Communications Technologies in Developing Countries / Jose E. Cassiolato. 3. The Advanced Materials Revolution: Effects on Third World Development / Helena M. M. Lastres -- Pt. II. Case Studies of Developing Countries. 4. High Technology Programmes in China / Jian Song. 5. Development of New Generic Technologies in India / P. K. B. Menon. 6. Public Policy and New Generic Technologies: The Case of Biotechnology in Sub-Saharan Africa / Calastous Juma and John Mugabe. 7. New Materials Technology in Developing Countries / Hugo F. Lopez and P. K. Robatgi. 8. Generic Skills of Management and Organization: The Energy Sector in Africa / Stephen Karekszi -- Pt. III. Views from the Industrialized Countries.
• 9. Functional Markets and Indigenous Capacity for Sustainable Development: What Can Transnational Corporations Do through Technology Transfer? / Richard Adams. 10. Recycling Technologies and Engineering Challenges / Donald V. Roberts. 11. Underutilized Capabilities in the Transfer of New Generic Technologies from Sweden to the Developing Countries / Carl-Goran Heden -- Pt. IV. Donors' Experiences and Policy Approaches. 12. Information Technology Support to Developing Countries: The Canadian Experience / Keith A. Bezanson. 13. Support for Biotechnology in Developing Countries: The Dutch Experience / T. J. Wessels. 14. Generic Technologies: New Factors for Swedish Aid for Technology Development / Jon Sigurdson. 15. Development Aid Policy Options for the North / Charles Cooper -- Pt. V. Conclusions. 16. The Major Issues under Debate / M. R. Bhagavan.

ISBN

0312176430 (cloth)

LCCN

97011909

OCLC

• 36746371
• ocm36746371

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Columbia University Libraries