Technological Systems and Development

by Haider A Khan, Jeffrey James, Haider A. Khan, et al.

Book 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349264156
• ISBN13: 9781349264155
• Release Date: June 1998
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 141 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"