Technology and Innovation in the International Economy (UNU, 1994, 239 pages)

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Contributors

Foreword

1. Relevance of innovation studies to developing countries

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1.1 Introduction

1.2 Innovation and technological change

1.3 Implications for developing countries

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1.3.1 Innovation studies and the accumulation of technological capabilities

1.3.2 Trade and technology

1.4 Concluding remarks

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1.4.1 The relevance of innovation studies

1.4.2 Some general issues

Acknowledgements

Notes

References

2. Biotechnology: Generation, diffusion, and policy

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2.1 Introduction

2.2 The generation of biotechnology: Invention and innovation

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2.2.1 The scientific base

2.2.2 The technologies

2.2.3 The evolution of biotechnological knowledge

2.2.4 Appropriating the rent from biotechnological knowledge

2.2.5 The role of government

2.3 Economic effects of biotechnology

2.3.1 Introduction

2.3.2 A survey of some literature

2.3.3 The need for a more general approach

2.4 Implications for the third world7

2.4.1 Introduction

2.4.2 A survey of some literature

2.4.3 Preconditions and constraints on third world entry and desirable patterns of specialization

2.4.4 An illustrative case study: cuba's entry into new biotechnology

2.4.5 Biotechnology and information/communication technology

2.5 Recent additions to the literature

2.6 Towards a general research agenda

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2.6.1 Evolution of biotechnology in industrialized countries

2.6.2 Biotechnology policies in third world countries

2.6.3 Socioeconomic effects of biotechnology

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Notes

References

Annotated bibliography

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3. Microelectronics and the third world

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3.1 Introduction

3.2 Patterns of adoption and diffusion in the third world

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3.2.1 Supply-side factors

3.2.2 Demand-side factors

3.3 Impacts of microelectronics

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3.3.1 Sectoral versus economy-wide impacts on output and employment

3.3.2 Impact of adoption on non-adopters of new technologies

3.3.3 Acquisition of technological capabilities

3.3.4 Applications of technological capabilities

3.4 Policy implications and future research directions

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3.4.1 Normative aspects of policy formulation: 'What governments ought to do'

Acknowledgements

Notes

References

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