This work examines the consequences of the size of developing nations for key technology variables, identifies specific problem areas in this context, and discusses the technology policy options open to planners and other policy makers in the smaller Third World countries.
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Basingstoke
Großbritannien
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Für höhere Schule und Studium
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Höhe: 240 mm
Breite: 160 mm
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978-0-333-48247-6 (9780333482476)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Part 1: Introduction; technology policy - justification and aims; concepts of "size" and "smallness". Part 2: The economic consequences of size in developing countries - theory and evidence; country size, technology and industrial development; factor supply conditions and technology in SLDCs; public administration in small developing countries. Part 3: Technology policy in small developing countries; the limits of macro-economic policy in small developing countries; the aims of technology policy; the instruments of technology policy; technology policy priorities in small developing countries; concluding comment. Appendices: Growth and technology-related characteristics of small economies; size of country and export instability.