Technological Systems and Development

by Jeffrey James, Haider A. Khan

Overview

This book explores the notion of a technological system and more specifically the distinction between modern and traditional technological systems. Using highly disaggregated data for a range of sectors and developing countries we have applied this distinction to micro - as well as macro-economic policy issues. By identifying distinct systems of technology in a multisectoral model of the economy we have been able to quantify certain aspects of those systems within a rigorous conceptual framework. The relationship between income distribution, the choice of technology and its subsequent impact is examined in detail.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781349264155
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	06/15/1998
Edition description:	1st ed. 1998
Pages:	141
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

JEFFREY JAMES is Professor of Development Economics and Director of the Center Graduate Schools in Economics and Management at Tilburg University in The Netherlands. He was previously Assistant Professor of Economics at Boston University, USA; Staff Member in the Technology and Employment Branch, ILO, Geneva; and Research Fellow at Queen Elizabeth House, Oxford. His many books in this area include Economics of New Technology in Developing Countries (with F. Stewart), Technology, Institutions and Government Policies (with S. Watanabe), The State, Technology and Industrialization in Africa and The Transition to Egalitarian Development (with K. Griffin).

HAIDER A. KHAN is Associate Professor in the Graduate School of International Studies at the University of Denver, Colorado, USA.

Table of Contents

List of Tables List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Technological Systems in Developing Countries PART 1: MICRO ASPECTS AND APPLICATIONS Products, Processes and Incomes: Cotton Clothing in India Appendix: Further Evidence concerning the Relationship between Products, Processes and Incomes The Employment Effects of an Income Redistribution: A Test for Aggregation Bias in Indian Manufacturing Appendix: A Geometrical Representation of the Relationship between Income Redistribution and Consumption From Products to Functionings: New Medicinal Drugs in Developing Countries PART 2: MACRO ASPECTS AND APPLICATIONS The Employment Effects of An Income Redistribution in Developing Countries Technology Choice and Income Distribution Appendix: Technology Choice and Income Distribution in Other Dualistic Sectors Conclusions Index

Editorial Reviews

Examines the distinction between modern and traditional technological systems in contemporary developing countries, studies their characteristics, and discusses their sectoral and economy-wide impacts. Particular attention is paid to the manner in which the distribution of income, through its impact on patterns of demand, influences technology and employment, and to the ways in which the distribution of income itself is influenced by choice of technology. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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