The purpose of the present paper is to review some of the research findings obtained during the course of a four year long exploration into the economics of technology generation in LDCs. Individual firm and industry studies were undertaken by a team of economists and engineers in some of the...

This paper has a dual origin in (i) some empirical studies of technological change in Latin American steel plants carried out by the BID/CEPAL Technology Research Programme, and ( ii ) a theoretical and review paper also written for the BID/CEPAL Programme, in which one of the aspects proposed...

With the development of the microprocessor, the electronics sector has become regarded as a key technological sector in the OECD countries. Massive government intervention programs have been designed, not only for the production of these integrated circuits, but also for their incorporation into...

With the development of the microprocessor, the electronics sector has become regarded as a key technological sector in the OECD countries. Massive government intervention programs have been designed, not only for the production of these integrated circuits, but also for their incorporation into...

This paper has a dual origin in (i) some empirical studies of technological change in Latin American steel plants carried out by the BID/CEPAL Technology Research Programme, and ( ii ) a theoretical and review paper also written for the BID/CEPAL Programme, in which one of the aspects proposed...

The purpose of the present paper is to review some of the research findings obtained during the course of a four year long exploration into the economics of technology generation in LDCs. Individual firm and industry studies were undertaken by a team of economists and engineers in some of the...