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Technology Transfer and Change in the Arab World
The Proceedings of a Seminar of the United Nations Economic Commission for Western Asia organized by the Natural Resources, Science and Technology Division, Beirut, 9-14 October 1977
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Technology Transfer and Change in the Arab World
The Proceedings of a Seminar of the United Nations Economic Commission for Western Asia organized by the Natural Resources, Science and Technology Division, Beirut, 9-14 October 1977
About this book
Technology Transfer and Change in the Arab World covers the proceedings of the Seminar of the United Nations Economic Commission for Western Asia. The book presents 24 papers that cover concerns in technology transfer in the Arab world. The coverage of the book includes established patterns of technology acquisition in the Arab world; possible mechanisms for the transfer and development of technology; and the transfer of technology and investment policy design. The selection also presents articles that cover resource related technology such as water science and technology in the Middle East since 1945; induced adjustment and the role of agriculture in economic development; and prospects and scope for solar energy. The book will be of great interest to individuals concerned with the technological development in the Middle East.
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Technology Transfer and Change in the Arab World
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Foreword
- Participants
- Chapter 1. Established Patterns of Technology Acquisitionin the Arab World
- Chapter 2. The Role of Science and Technology Policy inTechnological Change in Developing Countries
- Chapter 3. The Status of Science and Technology in the Western Asia Region
- Chapter 4. Finance and Technology Transfer
- Chapter 5. Possible Mechanisms for the Transfer and Development of Technology
- Chapter 6. An Approach to the Generation of Technologies Appropriate for Rural Development
- Chapter 7. The 1976 CASTARAB Rabat Meeting: A Review
- Chapter 8. Science and Technology in the United Nations System
- Chapter 9. International Sub-contracting and Transfer of Technology to LDC's
- Chapter 10. Values, Social Organization and Technology Change in the Arab World
- Chapter 11. Impact of Technical Change on the Structure of the Labour Force in the ECWA Region
- Chapter 12. Water Science and Technology in the Middle East Since 1945
- Chapter 13. Agricultural Water Use
- Chapter 14. Satellite Remote Sensing for Basin Development and Monitoring
- Chapter 15. Induced Adjustment and the Role of Agriculture in Economic Development: A Case Study of Egypt and Syria
- Chapter 16. The Role of Low-Cost Technology for Increasing Agricultural Productivity in the ECWA Region
- Chapter 17. The Transfer of Technology and Investment Policy Design: A Case Study in Rural Poverty
- Chapter 18. Transportation Bottlenecks, Planning and Technology Transfer
- Chapter 19. Desalination Application in Western Asia
- Chapter 20. Development of Industrial Technology Transfer Through Specialized Centres: A Case Study and Critical Analysis
- Chapter 21. Appropriate Technology, Employment and Basic Needs in Arab Countries with Special Reference to the Food Industries
- Chapter 22. Prospects and Scope for Solar Energy
- Chapter 23. Impediments to the Technological Development of the Petroleum and Mineral Resources Sector in the Arab World
- Chapter 24. Transfer of Technology in the Arab Steel Industry
- Index of Contributors
- Subject Index
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