Appropriate Technologies for Developing Countries
Author | : Richard S. Eckaus |
Publisher | : National Academies |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 1977 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Richard S. Eckaus |
Publisher | : National Academies |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 1977 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : |
Author | : United States. National Technical Information Service |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 438 |
Release | : 1979 |
Genre | : Technology |
ISBN | : |
Author | : A.S. Bhalla |
Publisher | : Elsevier |
Total Pages | : 245 |
Release | : 2016-04-20 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 1483139972 |
Towards Global Action for Appropriate Technology evaluates the feasibility of establishing and implementing an international mechanism for the promotion of appropriate technology. A strategy of reorienting research and development towards the rural and small-scale urban sectors is proposed, with emphasis on ultimately building national technological capacity in developing countries. This book is comprised of six chapters and begins with an overview of concepts, definitions, and strategies, followed by a discussion on some relatively unfamiliar criteria that should be taken into account in guiding the selection of appropriate technologies, including cost and risk involved. The following chapters focus on the links between the concepts of appropriate technology and the basic needs approach to development; institutional capacity at the national and international levels; and the activities of the United Nations with regard to appropriate technology. The final chapter presents a blueprint for global action for the promotion of appropriate technology, with particular reference to small-scale capital-saving technologies that are accessible to the poor and are essential for the creation of productive employment on a sufficient scale. This monograph will be of interest to social and economic policymakers.
Author | : United States. Agency for International Development. Office of Development Information and Utilization |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 170 |
Release | : 1981 |
Genre | : Appropriate technology |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Vandana Chandra |
Publisher | : World Bank Publications |
Total Pages | : 404 |
Release | : 2006-01-01 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0821365088 |
The literature on technological change and growth has mainly used econometric models to establish that factors such as the degree of openness, skills, research and development expenditures, number of patents etc. are critical determinants of innovation and its effect on growth. However, this approach fails to explain the role of institutions and policies that created the environment for innovation. Using 10 case studies from developing countries, this book examines how governments fostered technological adaptation through public-private partnerships to develop world-class exporters in high-growth, non-traditional industries.
Author | : United States. National Technical Information Service |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 384 |
Release | : 1980 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Nancy J. Hafkin |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 138 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Digital divide |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Hans Rosling |
Publisher | : Flatiron Books |
Total Pages | : 353 |
Release | : 2018-04-03 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 125012381X |
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “One of the most important books I’ve ever read—an indispensable guide to thinking clearly about the world.” – Bill Gates “Hans Rosling tells the story of ‘the secret silent miracle of human progress’ as only he can. But Factfulness does much more than that. It also explains why progress is so often secret and silent and teaches readers how to see it clearly.” —Melinda Gates "Factfulness by Hans Rosling, an outstanding international public health expert, is a hopeful book about the potential for human progress when we work off facts rather than our inherent biases." - Former U.S. President Barack Obama Factfulness: The stress-reducing habit of only carrying opinions for which you have strong supporting facts. When asked simple questions about global trends—what percentage of the world’s population live in poverty; why the world’s population is increasing; how many girls finish school—we systematically get the answers wrong. So wrong that a chimpanzee choosing answers at random will consistently outguess teachers, journalists, Nobel laureates, and investment bankers. In Factfulness, Professor of International Health and global TED phenomenon Hans Rosling, together with his two long-time collaborators, Anna and Ola, offers a radical new explanation of why this happens. They reveal the ten instincts that distort our perspective—from our tendency to divide the world into two camps (usually some version of us and them) to the way we consume media (where fear rules) to how we perceive progress (believing that most things are getting worse). Our problem is that we don’t know what we don’t know, and even our guesses are informed by unconscious and predictable biases. It turns out that the world, for all its imperfections, is in a much better state than we might think. That doesn’t mean there aren’t real concerns. But when we worry about everything all the time instead of embracing a worldview based on facts, we can lose our ability to focus on the things that threaten us most. Inspiring and revelatory, filled with lively anecdotes and moving stories, Factfulness is an urgent and essential book that will change the way you see the world and empower you to respond to the crises and opportunities of the future. --- “This book is my last battle in my life-long mission to fight devastating ignorance...Previously I armed myself with huge data sets, eye-opening software, an energetic learning style and a Swedish bayonet for sword-swallowing. It wasn’t enough. But I hope this book will be.” Hans Rosling, February 2017.
Author | : Marilyn Carr |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 112 |
Release | : 1976 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : |
Annotated bibliography on choice of technology (incl. Intermediate technology) for developing countries.