Technological Change, Development and the Environment
Socio-Economic Perspectives
1st Edition
Published on 27. March 2018
Book
Hardback
370 pages
978-1-138-47639-4 (ISBN)
Description
Originally published in 1988, this book considers some of the major social, economic and environmental questions raised by the role of new technology in development. Throughout the discussions of issues like the sustainability of the development effected by new technology is supported by detailed case studies from countries such as India, Australia, New Zealand, China, Bangladesh and South Africa.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
General, Postgraduate, Professional, and Undergraduate
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
719 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-138-47639-4 (9781138476394)
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Technological Change, Development and the Environment
Socio-Economic Perspectives
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Technological Change, Development and the Environment
Socio-Economic Perspectives
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Clem Tisdell | Priyatosh Maitra
Technological Change, Development and the Environment
Socio-Economic Perspectives
E-Book
04/2018
Routledge
€41.99
Available for download
Persons
Clem Tisdell
Content
1. Technology: A Factor in Development and Socio-Economic and Environmental Change 2. Population Growth, Technological Change and Economic Development - The Indian Case with a Critique of Marxist Interpretation 3. New Agricultural Technology and Sustainable Food Production: Bangladesh's Achievements, Predicament and Prospects 4. Technology and Its Transfer to Less Developed Economies 5. Partnership in Research: A New Model for Development Assistance 6. Applicability of Economic Evaluation to China's Urban Transportation Projects in a Changing Society 7. Structural Change and Adjustment in the Australian Rural Sector: The Socio-Economic Consequences of Being a Low-Cost Residual Supplier 8. Relationships Between Technologcal Change and Social Development: A Comparative Study 9. Sustainable Resource Use and Development: Uncertainty, Irreversibility and Rational Choice 10. The Changing Role of the Household Economy in a World of Expanding Technology 11. Telecommuting, Work from Home and Economic Change 12. Attitudes of Bank Employees to Technological Change: A Survey of the South African Banking Industry13. Socio-Economic Implications of New Technology in Banking: Some Australian and New Zealand Evidence 14. Social Determinism, Technology and Economic Externalities 15. Technological Advance: Unravelling the Strands