Publisher's Synopsis
The papers which are presented in this series of volumes, result from a major research project carried out, under the leadership of Dr Surendra Patel, at the World Institute for Development Economics Research of the United Nations University (UNU/WIDER) in Helsinki. Dr Patel focused the country studies, on which the project was based, towards technological transformation within national economies. This reflected his own perceptions that technological change (and policies to promote is) are given too little attention by policy makers concerned with economic development. The strength and interest of Dr Patel?s project is that it has an internationally comparative orientation.
