
Learning By Doing
Science And Technology In The Developing World
Aaron Segal(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 13. June 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-367-15605-3 (ISBN)
Description
Science and technology capabilities are crucial to the economic growth of developing countries and to their ability to compete in the world economy. What factors enable some countries to successfully adapt technology to create indigenous capabilities and what factors cause others to fail? In this first global survey of science and technology capabilities in developing countries, the authors examine the experiences of Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America, the Middle East, China, India, and East Asia. Specialists in science and technology policies in these regions emphasize learning by doing: using available science and technology in its various applications--the shop floor, universities, and research institutes--to eventually develop indigenous capabilities. The authors consider why such capabilities have emerged in some societies but not in others and discuss their importance for domestic and international relations. Also considered are the implications of the learning by doing process for international relations, international trade, regional studies, science and technology policy, and management studies. This unique survey will interest a large audience, from technology policymakers and regional specialists to business managers, and officials. It will serve as a reference guide to the current state of science and technology policies in every region of the world and as a framework for analyzing and understanding how science and technology capabilities are being developed.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
400 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-367-15605-3 (9780367156053)
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Person
Aaron Segal is presently on leave from the University of Texas at El Paso teaching at the Air War College. Formerly an administrator of International Programs at the National Science Foundation, he has published extensively on science and technology policies in developing countries.
Content
1 Learning by Doing, 2 Latin America: Development with Siesta, 3 The Caribbean: Can Lilliput Make It? 4 The Middle East: What Money Can't Buy, S Africa: Frustration and Failure, 6 East Asia: Pathways to Success, 7 China: The Search for Strategies, 8 India: Success and Failure