Developing technology: The quest for a new theoretical framework for understanding the role of technology in human development

Pia Piroschka Otte

Technology in Society, 2014, vol. 38, issue C, 11-17

Abstract: In a development context, the term technology is often limited to its economic dimension while the meaning of technology for a human perspective of development (e.g. Capability Approach) has been widely neglected.

Keywords: Capability Approach; Development; SCOT; Technology; Solar cookers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.techsoc.2014.01.002

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