Knowledge and Innovation for Development : The Sisyphus Challenge of the 21st Century
Francisco. Sagasti
Bok Engelsk 2004 · Electronic books.
| Utgitt | Cheltenham : : Edward Elgar Publishing, , 2004.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (171 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Contents; Figures; Tables; Boxes; Abbreviations; Preface; Introduction; 1. Knowledge, technology and production: a conceptual framework; 2. A brief historical perspective; 3. The knowledge explosion and its manifestations; 4. The knowledge divide and disparities in developing country capacities; 5. Strategies and policies for building an endogenous science and technology base; Concluding remarks. - Appendix 1 Comparison between the Science and Technology Capacity Index and other indexes (Technological Achievement Index of the Human Development Report, the RAND Index and the UNESCO ClassificationAppendix 2 Science, technology and development: the imperative of social innovation; Bibliography; Index. - Sagasti, director of the think tank Agenda:PER in Lima, compares building science and technology capabilities in unindustrialized countries to the eternally futile task of Sisyphus in the Greek myth.
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| ISBN | 1843766531
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