Technology and Underdevelopment
โ Scribed by Frances Stewart (auth.)
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Year
- 1978
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 317
- Series
- English Language Book Society student editions
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Table of Contents
Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
The Technological Choice....Pages 1-31
The Employment Problem โ a Conceptual Discussion....Pages 32-57
Inappropriate Technology....Pages 58-94
Appropriate Technology....Pages 95-113
Technological Dependence....Pages 114-140
Capital Goods in Developing Countries....Pages 141-156
Trade and Technology....Pages 157-184
The Choice of Technique: Empirical Studies....Pages 185-207
The Choice of Technique โ Maize Grinding in Kenya....Pages 208-238
Cement Block Manufacture in Kenya....Pages 239-273
Some Conclusions....Pages 274-279
Back Matter....Pages 280-304
โฆ Subjects
Development Economics
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