Nagesh Kumar and N.S. Siddharthan
Published by Routledge and the UNU Press, 1997
ISBN 0-415-16925-9, 165 pages.

Abstract
The technological capacity of nations is increasingly seen as a crucial influence on their international competitiveness and growth prospects. Yet, technology does not receive due attention in development policy in many developing countries.
This volume discusses the domestic and external factors that impinge upon the process of technological capability building in developing countries and draws policy implications. Specifically, it examines the interaction between technological effort in developing countries and factors such as: trends of globalization, emergence of new technologies, stronger patent regime; market structure, firm size, and performance; affiliation with multinational enterprises and technology imports; international trade.

The authors provide a developing country perspective on the economic analysis of technology and considerations affecting policies.

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