Handbook of Global Technology Policy

Technology policy - an introduction; urbanization in Ghana (1960-1984); evaluating contribution of mineral export flows to development - case of the Democratic Republic of Congo; an evaluation of planning effectiveness in Zairian transport; the state of science and technology in Africa - deficiencies, challenges and prospects for the 21st century; public opinion on the environment in Japan and Korea; state environmentalism and environmental policy in the People's Republic of China; wind energy technology development and diffusion - a case study of Inner Mongolia, China; multiple systems, multiple reforms - South Asian health policies in comparative perspective; India's environmental policy - major problems of policy implementation in a developing country; privatization and liberalization - prospects of information technology market in India; culturally appropriate health service in Australia and New Zealand; ecological awareness of Russian intelligentsia in St. Petersburg - some empirical findings and theoretical considerations; reforming health policy in Finland - a critical assessment; the impact of sustainable development on Dutch environmental policy implementation; health data network - organizational and political challenges; environmental policies in the Nordic countries; economism and ecological resistance - pioneer efforts at the local level in Sweden; electronic innovation and governance - whither the information age?; corporatism and lobbyism in Norwegian environmental policy-making; pluralism, inequity and governance -health care reform dilemmas in Latin America; public management challenges in the reemergence of TB - old lessons for new problems; the politics of trash - flow control and corporate growth; issues in pharmaceutical policy - a comparison of Canada and the United States.