This book presents a descriptive study of the transfer of petrochemical technology to a group of industrializing countries in Latin America. It examines the principal characteristics of suppliers and recipients of petrochemical technology in the region and their prevailing attitudes with regard to transfers; illustrates some of the main features of the transfer process; and identifies the key factors which determine the particular transfer arrangements chosen under different circumstances. The study draws on empirical research covering 280 petrochemical plants in seven countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and Venezuela. The twenty-six products manufactured in these plants made up most of Latin America's existing and planned output of high-volume petrochemicals (with the exception of some synthetic fibers) in 1976.