Technology and Economic Development: A Realistic Perspective

Fülszöveg

About the Book and Author Technology and Economic Development: A Realistic Perspective edited by Sámuel M. Rosenblatt The authors focus on the technological choices that confront both less developed countries (LDCs) and multinational corporations (MNCs) in establishing new industrial entérprises. They alsó discuss the underlying economic realities in developing countries, particularly the necessity to calculate appropriate relatíve factor prices for production resources, establish realistic exchange rates, and provide adequate protection of proprietary technology. The book is intended to postulate hypotheses as well as conclusions relevant to overall U.S. policy toward international flows of technology and the strategy and tactics of development. Sámuel M. Rosenblatt is project director for the International Economic Studies Institute's Technology Studies and chief economic consultant to the International Economic Policy Association. He has served on the White House Council on... Tovább

Fülszöveg

About the Book and Author Technology and Economic Development: A Realistic Perspective edited by Sámuel M. Rosenblatt The authors focus on the technological choices that confront both less developed countries (LDCs) and multinational corporations (MNCs) in establishing new industrial entérprises. They alsó discuss the underlying economic realities in developing countries, particularly the necessity to calculate appropriate relatíve factor prices for production resources, establish realistic exchange rates, and provide adequate protection of proprietary technology. The book is intended to postulate hypotheses as well as conclusions relevant to overall U.S. policy toward international flows of technology and the strategy and tactics of development. Sámuel M. Rosenblatt is project director for the International Economic Studies Institute's Technology Studies and chief economic consultant to the International Economic Policy Association. He has served on the White House Council on International Economic Policy, with the Department of Commerce's industrial analysis and régiónál economic development components, and as an economist with the Federal Reserve Board. The contributors include several of the United States' leading academic scholars in the fields of technology, development, and international business. ISBN: 0-89158-474-9 Vissza