 IntroductionM. R. Bhagavan A chapter in New Generic Technologies in Developing Countries, 1997, pp 1-21 from Palgrave Macmillan Abstract: Abstract Governments and policy-makers in developing countries have over the last four decades invoked the injunction ‘science and technology for development’. The conviction that technology is one of the keys that unlocks the development door is based on the perception that the dramatic rise in the material prosperity, economic strength and political power of Western Europe, North America and Japan over the last one hundred years is due in no small measure to the conscious and systematic application of modern science and modern technology to the social processes of production, distribution, communication, organization and control. The translation of this perception into action has varied greatly from region to region in the Third World, depending on the varied outcomes of the historical impact of the West on the economies and societies of Africa, Asia and Latin America. More specifically, it has depended on the magnitude and character of a base in modern industry and infrastructure that these regions inherited at decolonization. Keywords: Generic Technology; Capital Good; Transnational Corporation; Modern Biotechnology; Technological Index (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:978-1-349-25836-9_1 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-25836-9_1 Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Palgrave Macmillan Books from Palgrave Macmillan |
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