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Facing the Technological Challenge
A. S. Bhalla
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Description for Facing the Technological Challenge
Paperback. Series: ILO Studies. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HP; KCM; KN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 330.
The Third World is facing new challenges arising from the emergence of new technologies - microelectronics and biotechnologies - and the process of globalization in capital, goods and services markets. This book examines the pros and cons of using new technologies at different levels of technological capabilities in the Third World. The implications of this challenge for most developing countries, which are users but not producers of these technologies, are considered in terms of their actual and potential impact on employment, income distribution and competitiveness. This last factor is becoming increasingly important, given increasing international competition and globalization of production. ... Read more
The Third World is facing new challenges arising from the emergence of new technologies - microelectronics and biotechnologies - and the process of globalization in capital, goods and services markets. This book examines the pros and cons of using new technologies at different levels of technological capabilities in the Third World. The implications of this challenge for most developing countries, which are users but not producers of these technologies, are considered in terms of their actual and potential impact on employment, income distribution and competitiveness. This last factor is becoming increasingly important, given increasing international competition and globalization of production. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
255
Condition
New
Series
ILO Studies
Number of Pages
241
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349243488
SKU
V9781349243488
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99-15
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