Technology and economic progress : proceedings of Section F (Economics) of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, Belfast, 1987
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Technology and economic progress : proceedings of Section F (Economics) of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, Belfast, 1987
Macmillan, 1989
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Description and Table of Contents
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ISBN 9780333459317
Description
This collection of papers examines the dependency of economic progress on developments in the invention and exploitation of new products and processes, arising from technological advances. Considering this question from a number of different viewpoints, the study progresses from a discussion of the forces affecting the process of technical change, to empirical studies of technical change in different industries and firms, and a consideration of their economic and social consequences.
Table of Contents
- Technology and economic progress - the supply and demand for scientists and engineers, A.Silberston
- science and industry in the United Kingdom - 1952 and 1987, B.Williams
- economic organization and technological change, P.Dasgupta
- evolution and economic change, S.Metcalfe
- market forces and the evolution of supply in the British telecommunications and electricty supply industries, N.von Tunzelman
- the technological activities of the UK - a fresh look, P.Patel and K.Pavitt
- the economic importance of patents, A.Silberston
- technological change and the work/leisure balance - a new system of socio-economic accounts, J.Gershuny
- strategy and finance in small high-technology companies, J.G.Smith and V.Fleck.
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: pbk ISBN 9780333459324
Description
A collection of papers which examine the dependency of economic progress on technological developments progressing from a discussion of the forces affecting the process of technical change to empirical studies of technical change in different industries and firms.
Table of Contents
- Technology and economic progress - the supply and demand for scientists and engineers, A.Silberston
- science and industry in the United Kingdom - 1952 and 1987, B.Williams
- economic organization and technological change, P.Dasgupta
- evolution and economic change, S.Metcalfe
- market forces and the evolution of supply in the British telecommunications and electricty supply industries, N.von Tunzelman
- the technological activities of the UK - a fresh look, P.Patel and K.Pavitt
- the economic importance of patents, A.Silberston
- technological change and the work/leisure balance - a new system of socio-economic accounts, J.Gershuny
- strategy and finance in small high-technology companies, J.G.Smith and V.Fleck.
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