Facing the technological challenge
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Facing the technological challenge
(Macmillan series of ILO studies)
Macmillan Press , St. Martin's Press, 1996
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University Library for Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo図
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"A study prepared for the International Labour Office." -- on t.p
Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-232) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The Third World faces new challenges from rising technologies and the process of globalization in capital, goods and service markets. With this view, the book examines the pros and cons of using these technologies at different levels of technological capability in the Third World. The implications of this challenge for most developing countries, which are users but not producers of these technologies, are considered in terms of their actual and potential impact on employment, income distribution and competitiveness. This last factor is becoming more important, given increasing international competition and globalization of production. The book also focuses on the need for cleaner or enviromentally-friendly technologies, particularly in small enterprises, to prevent resource depletion and sustainable development.
Table of Contents
Preface - List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Introduction - Technology and Development in Retrospect and Prospect - New Technologies: Myth or Reality for Developing Countries? - The Concept and Practice of Technology Blending - Microelectronics for Small-Scale Production: Some Evidence - New Technologies, Flexible Specialization and Industrialization - Socioeconomic Implications of New Technologies - Cleaner Technologies with Special Reference to Small Enterprises - Technological Dependence - Technology Capability, Indicators and Socioeconomic Development - Bibliography - Index
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