 Appropriate Technology in the Public SectorJeffrey James
Chapter 5 in The State, Technology and Industrialization in Africa, 1995, pp 97-121 from Palgrave Macmillan Abstract: Abstract The argument advanced in the earlier chapters does not entirely preclude the possibility of appropriate technology in the public sector. What was emphasized, rather, was that most offers of external finance for public sector projects in Africa emanate from developed economies and that this type of finance (in conjunction with related project inputs) is generally associated with inappropriate technology. In practice, of course, exceptions to both these generalizations occur. Finance and other project inputs do sometimes originate in developing countries, where, to a somewhat greater extent than in the industrialized market economies, conditions tend to favour the development of relatively appropriate technologies, but even developed-country sources of external finance may at times lead to appropriate forms of technology in the public sector. The purpose of this chapter is to show how a number of exceptional cases from Kenya and Tanzania can be explained in these terms and to assess the lessons for policy that such cases might suggest. Keywords: Public Sector; Investment Project; Minority Shareholder; External Finance; Project Cycle (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-37719-6_6 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Palgrave Macmillan Books from Palgrave Macmillan |
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