Overview

The technological capacity of nations is increasingly seen as a crucial influence on their international competitiveness and growth prospects. Yet, technology does not receive due attention in development policy in many developing countries. This volume discusses the domestic and external factors that impinge upon the process of technological capability building in developing countries and and draws policy implications. Specifically, it examines the interaction between technological effort in developing countries and factors such as: trends of globalization, emergence of new technologies and stronger patent regimes market structure, firm size and performance affiliation with multinational enterprises and technology imports international trade. Crucially, the authors redress the balance in the current literature by providing a developing country perspective on the economic analysis of technology and considerations affecting policies. Providing fresh insights, this volume will be of interest to researchers and in development economics as well as to those involved with the creation of policy in developing countries.

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Author:   Nagesh Kumar (Research and Information System for Developing Countries, India) ,  N. S. Siddharthan
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Volume:   No.5
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.430kg
ISBN:  

9780415169257

ISBN 10:   0415169259
Pages:   176
Publication Date:   09 October 1997
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction and Overview; Part 1 The External Environment for Building Technological Capability; Chapter 2 Globalization, New Technologies and the Uruguay Round; Chapter 3 New Technologies and Developing Countries; Part 2 Technology and Market Structure; Chapter 4 Firm Size and Technological Activity; Chapter 5 Market Structure, Opportunities, Patents and Innovations; Chapter 6 Technological Activities, Market Structure and Firm’s Performance; Part 3 Technology, Trade and Multinational Enterprises; Chapter 7 Multinational Enterprises, Technology and Market Structure; Chapter 8 Technology, Multinationals and the International Trade of Developing Countries; Chapter 9 Technology Imports and Domestic Technological Capability in Host Countries;

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Nagesh Kumar is currently on the faculty of the United Nations University Institute for New Technologies, Maastricht, the Netherlands., N.S. Siddharthan is Professor of Economics and Head, V.K.R.V. Rao Centre for Studies in Globalization, Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi, India.

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