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International technology transfer and catch-up in economic development / S. Radosevic
Bib ID 1365002
Format BookBook
Author Radosevic, Slavo, 1955-
Description Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, c1999. 
x, 284 p. ; ill. 24 cm. 
ISBN 1858987172  1858987172 : 
Summary

"International technology transfer has been an essential element of the 'catching up' process in developing countries over the last thirty years. This book reappraises its role in economic development in light of the globalization of the world economy." "This book will prove invaluable to scholars of industrial economics, economic development and the economics of transition."--BOOK JACKET.

Full contents 1. Introduction -- 2. Technology and Modes of Technology Transfer -- 3. Technology Transfer Policy from the 1960s and Early 1970s Reconsidered -- 4. Changes of the Technology Transfer Context -- 5. International Technology Transfer and the Mechanics of 'Catching-up' -- 6. International Technology Transfer in the Sourcing Context -- 7. Conclusions: From a 'Contract Bargaining' to a 'Sourcing' Policy Context. 
Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-280) and index.

Subjects Technology transfer - Developing countries.  |  Economic development.  |  Developing countries - Economic policy.
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YY 338.926091724 R131 Main Reading Room (Overseas Monograph Collection)
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