Bureaucratic, engineering and economic men: decision-making for technology in tanzania's state-owned enterprises

J. James

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: Study of the relationship between national planning objectives and capital intensive choice of technology by public enterprises in Tanzania - gives theoretical models of decision making behaviour; includes case studies based on the textile industry, sugar industry, an edible oil mill, detergent industry, printing ink factory, maize mill and shoe factory; outlines problems of state intervention, bureaucracy and industrial policy alternatives.

Keywords: national planning; capital intensive; choice of technology; public enterprise; theory; decision making.; behaviour; case study; textile industry; sugar industry; edible oil; detergent.; industry; factory.; maize; shoe; state intervention; bureaucracy.; industrial policy; planification nationale; forte intensité de capital; choix de technologie; entreprise publique; planificación nacional; alto coeficiente de capital; elección de tecnología; empresa pública; théorie; prise de décision; comportement; étude de cas; industrie textile; industrie du sucre; huile comestible; détergent; industrie; usine; maïs; chaussure; intervention de l'Etat; bureaucratie; politique industrielle; teoría; toma de decisiones; comportamiento; estudio de casos; industria textil; industria del azúcar; aceite comestible; detergente; industria; fábrica; maíz; calzado; intervención estatal; burocracia; política industrial (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 8 P. pages
Date: 1983
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Published in World Employment Programme research working paper. WEP 2-22, Technology and Employment Programme

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