Technology and Developing Countries

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The relationship between technology and development is explored by economists, policy analysts and other experts. The adoption of technology is studied in five main areas agriculture, energy, infrastructure, the introduction of technology and the success and constraints of technological diffusion as a whole. This volume also examines the technology transfer between North and South from a perspective of training, environmental impact and aid dependency. The emphasis is not placed simply on finding problems, but ...
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Overview

The relationship between technology and development is explored by economists, policy analysts and other experts. The adoption of technology is studied in five main areas agriculture, energy, infrastructure, the introduction of technology and the success and constraints of technological diffusion as a whole. This volume also examines the technology transfer between North and South from a perspective of training, environmental impact and aid dependency. The emphasis is not placed simply on finding problems, but ways forward are examined. By bringing together both practical and intellectual analysis, this collection signposts future directions in the technologydevelopment relationship.
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  • ISBN-13: 9780714646138
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis, Inc.
  • Publication date: 4/28/1995
  • Pages: 306
  • Product dimensions: 5.90 (w) x 8.50 (h) x 1.00 (d)

Table of Contents

Introduction: Current Issues in the Technology-Development Relationship 1
The Use of Natural Coagulants to Treat Wastewaters for Agricultural Reuse in Developing Countries 15
Rainwater Catchment Systems Technology: Recent Developments in Africa and Asia 24
Sustainable Water Supply and Improved Sanitation for Low Income Communities 37
The Indus River and Pakistan's Economy: Energy, Environmental Resources, and Developmental Policy 40
Wind Diesel Systems for Developing Countries 51
Constraints on the Diffusion of Small-Scale Hydropower in Northern Pakistan 60
Technology Transfer for Local Manufacture of Mini- and Micro-Hydropower Equipment within Vietnam, Thailand and the Lao PDR 70
Application of Biotechnology to Indigenous Fermented Foods 85
Biotechnology for Poverty Alleviation in Third World Countries 94
Enzyme Production for Jute Processing 106
Utilisation of Local Phosphate Deposits as a Fertiliser in Zambia 123
Indigenous Knowledge - The Way Forwards or Backwards in Tropical Agricultural Development? 134
Technology Development in Road Construction and Maintenance for Developing Countries 146
Technology Policy and Industrialisation Policy in the Global Economy 159
The Effect of Some Sectoral Development Policies on Technology - The Case of the Informal Sector 172
Intellectual Property and Third World Development: The Case of Indian Patent Law and Economic Development 181
Technology Transfer and the Environment 195
Technology Transfer and International Organisations: The Question of Localisation 198
The Role of International Organisations in Information Technology Transfer: The African Experience 215
Technology Transfer to Bangladesh: Aid-Dependence and Failures in Technology Acquisition 225
Workshop on 'Transfer of Technology' 242
Training for Labour-Based Road Construction and Maintenance 247
Technology Education Under Reconstruction: The Case of Uganda 260
Computer Studies in Least Developed Countries: A Case Study of Zambia 270
Summary Papers 283
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