Global Integration and Technology Transfer

by Beata Smarzynska Javorcik and Bernard M. Hoekman

The importance of international technology diffusion (ITD) for economic development can hardly be overstated. Both the acquisition of technology and its diffusion foster productivity growth. Developing countries have long sought to use both national policies and international agreements to stimulate ITD. The 'correct' policy intervention, if any, depends critically upon the channels through which technology diffuses internationally and the quantitative...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821361252
• ISBN13: 9780821361252
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: World Bank Publications
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"