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1 online resource (211 pages) |
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; PART I: PERSPECTIVES IN TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSITION; New Technologies and Changing Trends in Development: Global Perspective I; Technology for Development -- What is Appropriate for Rich and Poor Countries: Global Perspective II; Science and Technology-based Development and Transition: The African Perspective; Strategies for Science and Technology-based Development and Transition: The Maghreb Perspective; PART II: ISSUES IN TECHNOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE MAGHREB |
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Transfer and Use of Advanced Technology in Less-Developed Countries and Impact on Organisational Change and Learning: Evidence from AlgeriaTransfer of Technology to Algeria by Nationals Living Abroad; National Innovation Systems: The Case of the Arab Maghreb Union; Performance of the Education System and Profile of Industry Demand for Skills in Morocco; Tertiary Education and Technological Progress in Transitional Economies: Whither Demand Pull?; Science, Technology and Society: What Makes the Culture of Innovation?; Irrigation, Agricultural Development and Economic Growth in the Maghreb |
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Sustainable Energy for DevelopmentPART III: LESSONS OF EXPERIENCE FOR THE MAGHREB; The Dynamics in Technical Change: Comparison between the Maghreb and Mexico and the Significance of the Maquiladora Experience; The Maghreb Road to Transition: The Appeal of the Chinese Experience; The Role of the State in Technology Promotion in Developing Countries: An Agenda for the Maghreb; SUMMARY ARTICLES; INDEX |
| Summary |
The Maghreb countries had a promising start in economic growth after independence. For the most part they thrived on industrialisation by import substitution; but unfortunately this strategy left them with macroeconomic and structural imbalances which together have effectively constrained their ability to compete in the world economic system and to catch up with the rapidly changing global techno-economic circumstances. Issues relating to aspects of technology transfer to the Maghreb, strategies for technological and resource development and the integration of education and R & D systems with th |
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Print version record |
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Technological innovations -- Economic aspects -- Africa, North
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Technology transfer -- Africa, North
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Technology and state -- Africa, North
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- General.
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Technological innovations -- Economic aspects
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Technology and state
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Technology transfer
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North Africa
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Zawdie, Girma
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| ISBN |
9781135217495 |
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1135217491 |
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9781135217426 |
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1135217424 |
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