The Impact of Technology on Human Rights: Global Case-studies (UNU, 1993, 322 pages): 1. Technological impacts on human rights: Models of development, science and technology, and human rights

The Impact of Technology on Human Rights: Global Case-studies (UNU, 1993, 322 pages)

1. Technological impacts on human rights: Models of development, science and technology, and human rights

		(introductory text...)
		Introduction
		The definition of the concept of technology
		The origins of the western technological culture
		Enlightenment, the open industrial society, and human rights
		The enlightenment model of industrial development
		A critical analysis of the enlightenment model of industrial development (technological imperialism)
		Models of development and the technological factor
		Development, choice, and human rights
		The ''deconstruction'' of deterministic models of development
		Notes