Technological transformation in the Third World

Author(s)

• Patel, Surendra J.
• Institute for New Technologies
• World Institute for Development Economics Research

Bibliographic Information

Technological transformation in the Third World

general editor, Surendra J. Patel

Avebury, c1993-1995

• : set
• vol. 1
• vol. 2
• vol. 3
• vol. 4
• vol. 5

Note

"A project of the World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU/WIDER) Helsinki, Finland, and the Institute for New Technologies (UNU/INTECH) Maastricht, the Netherlands, of the United Nations University"--T.p

Vol. 1. Asia -- vol. 2. Africa -- vol. 3. Latin America -- vol. 4. Developed countries -- vol. 5. The historic process

Includes bibliographical references

Vol. 5 has title: Technological transformation

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

vol. 1 ISBN 9781856284691

Description

Offers an analysis of the way in which technology can be utilized in countries such as Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka and South Korea. The book takes into account such factors as class structure, structural aspects of the economy and how to manage the dynamics of technological transformation.

Table of Contents

• Part 1 Preface: the golden age of south's development
• the framework of approach
• technological transformation - volume II - Asia. Part 2 Bangladesh: the historical roots of stagnation
• the class structure and technology
• the agricultural sector
• human resources and infrastructure
• the cotton industry
• jute textiles
• the fertilizer industry
• research and development
• conclusion - what kind of technological transformation do we need? Parts 3, 4 and 5 India, South Korea and Sri Lanka: the economic and technological setting
• growth of output and structural changes in the economy
• development of technology-embodying inputs
• managing the dynamics of technological transformation
• concluding assessment.

Volume

vol. 2 ISBN 9781856284707

Description

Offers an analysis of the way in which technology can be utilized in countries such as Algeria, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. The book takes into account such factors as the evolution of production and investments between 1962 and 1984, growth and managing the dynamics of change.

Table of Contents

• Part 1 Preface: the golden age of south's development
• the framework of approach
• technological transformation - volume II - Africa. Part 2 Algeria: technological trends of the colonial economy
• the economic and technological situation in 1962
• technological transformation from 1962 to 1984
• the technological transformation factors
• the sectorial experiments - iron and steel industry and agriculture
• conclusion - an attempt to assess the situation. Part 2 Tanzania: the economic and technological setting in 1961
• growth, structural change and technological transformation
• managing the dynamics of technological transformation. Part 3 Zimbabwe: growth and structural changes in the economy
• development in technology embodying inputs and their utilization
• managing the dynamics of technological development
• concluding assessment.

Volume

vol. 3 ISBN 9781856284714

Description

Offers information on how three developed countries have utilized technology in their advance in the post-World War II period. Mexico, Puerto Rico and Venezuela are assessed in terms of economic growth and structural factors, along with the dynamics of their technological transformation.

Table of Contents

• Part 1 Preface: the golden age of south's development
• the framework of approach
• technological transformation - volume III - Latin America. Part 2 Mexico: the start of the industrialization process
• growth without structural change
• the technological development process
• technological development policies
• concluding assessment. Part 3 Puerto Rico: introduction and aims of the study
• the Puerto Rico case study - overview of the transformation process
• overcoming technological stagnation - Operation Bootstrap and the rise of the industrialization strategy
• the rise of high-tech manufacturing, the pharmaceutical industry - a driving force in the rise of high-tech manufacturing
• the rise of the information sector. Part 3 Venezuela: socio-economic change and technological transformation
• structural changes
• procurement of technological capacity
• management of the technological transformation process.

Volume

vol. 4 ISBN 9781856284721

Description

Offers information about how three developed countries have utilized technology in their advancement in the post-World War II period. Japan, Finland and Greece are assessed in terms of economic growth and structural factors, along with an examination of the dynamics of technological transformation.

Table of Contents

• Part 1 Preface: the golden age of south's development
• the framework of approach
• technological transformation - volume IV - developed countries. Part 2 Finland: the economic and technological setting
• growth and structural change in the economy
• development in technology-embodying inputs
• managing the dynamics of technological transformation
• concluding assessment. Part 2 Greece: the economic and technological basis of post-war development
• technology and knowledge inputs in the productive system
• the dynamics of technological transformation. Part 3 Japan: the heritage from pre-World War II development
• post-World War II development
• epilogue.

Volume

: set ISBN 9781856284738

Description

Offers information on how the Third World countries have utilized technology in their advance in the post-World War II period. Mexico, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Asia, and Africa are assessed in terms of economic growth and structural factors, along with the dynamics of their technological change.

Volume

vol. 5 ISBN 9781856286121

Description

This work, offering an analysis of the way in which technology can be utilized in Third World countries, is the fifth in a five-volume set. The book takes into account such factors as class structure, structural aspects of the economy and how to manage the dynamics of technological transformation.

Table of Contents

• The framework of the approach
• looking back for lessons
• the long prelude
• technological transformation in the North
• South on the threshold of its transformation
• economic and technological setting
• South enters the world stage - 1950 to 1985
• structural transformation in the South
• motive forces of the advance of the South
• building the physical technology base
• strengthening the social technology formation
• looking to the future with hope - widening development distance within the South
• East Asia's spectacular sprint - lessons to learn.

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Details

• NCID: BA20089441
• ISBN:
  • 1856284735
  • 1856284697
  • 1856284700
  • 1856284719
  • 1856284727
  • 1856286126
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Aldershot, Hants
• Pages/Volumes: 5 v.
• Size: 23 cm