International Technology Transfer: Concepts, Measures, and Comparisons

For many years it was assumed that technology transfer would prove an unqualified answer for the problems of the developing nations, vastly simplifying and accelerating their rate of economic development. The papers in this volume question these assumptions demonstrating how technology transfer can be very costly and that success is contingent upon a variety of factors including, the direction of indigienous technology and the political setting of the recipient country.Nathan Rosenberg is the author of 'International Technology Transfer: Concepts, Measures, and Comparisons', published 1985 under ISBN 9780275902216 and ISBN 0275902218.