The Changing Landscape in Eastern Europe: A Personal Perspective on Philantropy and Technology Transfer

by Richard E. Quandt

This book shows how philanthropy can be a primary force in the transfer of technology in transitional societies. It demonstrates the necessity of retraining of people and how this endeavor is as important as the technology itself. It is essentially about Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Latvia, Estonia, with somewhat smaller emphases on Russia, Romania and South Africa. It chronicles, explains, and analyzes western assistance efforts in...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195146697
• ISBN13: 9780195146691
• Release Date: June 2002
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 488 Pages
• Weight: 1.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.3" x 9.6"