| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 201 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Directions in development. Private sector development |
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Directions in development (Washington, D.C.). Private sector development.
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| Contents |
Technology absorption and its determinants / Smita Kuriakose, Chunlin Zhang, and Itzhak Goldberg -- Channels of and constraints to technology absorption / Smita Kuriakose, David Kaplan, and Krista Tuomi -- Policy options for greater technology absorption / Chunlin Zhang [and others] |
| Summary |
Technological progress is considered a key factor for sustained long-term economic growth and job creation. This book uses econometric and in-depth case study analyses from Lesotho, Mauritius, Namibia, and South Africa to investigate channels of technology transfer and absorption for southern African enterprises, constraints to greater technology absorption, and policy options for governments and the private sector |
| Notes |
"This study was carried out by a team jointly led by Itzhak Goldberg (Consultant) and Smita Kuriakose (Economist, the World Bank) and comprised of David E. Kaplan (Professor, University of Cape Town), Krista Tuomi (Lecturer, American University), Reza Daniels (Lecturer, University of Cape Town) and Peter Draper (Senior Research Fellow, SAIIA)." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Technology transfer -- Africa, Southern
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Technological innovations -- Africa, Southern
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Investments, Foreign -- Africa, Southern
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Development -- Business Development.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Development -- Economic Development.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Development -- General.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Government & Business.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Structural Adjustment.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Economic Policy.
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Economic policy
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Investments, Foreign
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Technological innovations
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Technology transfer
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| SUBJECT |
Africa, Southern -- Economic policy
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| Subject |
Southern Africa
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Goldberg, Itzhak, 1947-
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Kuriakose, Smita.
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World Bank.
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| ISBN |
9780821388860 |
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082138886X |
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