Technology and Unmarginalising

Roger Riddell

Chapter 18 in Can South and Southern Africa become Globally Competitive Economies?, 1996, pp 204-217 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract In many respects, the relationship between technology, global competitiveness and marginalisation addresses some of the core issues of development. Past and current development problems of most African economies, not least the failure to resolve the problem of absolute poverty for so many people and to provide productive employment for the working population, are closely linked both to the manner in which technology has been used and to the way that recent changes in technology have not been taken up. Africa’s development prospects will be determined no longer in terms of choosing whether to adopt new approaches to technology and production processes, but in choices focused increasingly on how to do so.

Keywords: Civil Society; African Country; Technological Capability; Niche Market; Transnational Corporation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1996
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-24972-5_19

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