Country resources that are accessible technically and administratively and are equally distributed are not being used to their full potential. The paper suggests ways in which public policy and non-commercial activity, when used adequately, can serve to aid in important social and economic...

Examines various ways of mobilizing resources for social and economic development. Considers the feasibility of resources mobilized by internationally coordinated action, through national and local governments, through community mobilization, from private charity and commercial enterprises and...

The paper offers some reflections on technological capability building in the context of low-income developing countries. The issue is of particular concern, especially in an economic climate of liberalisation hostile to direct state intervention, at a time when the less developed countries are...

In the context of the changing economic environment, this analysis is of particular relevance to Third World countries, who are currently being asked and/or actively encouraged to implement the "globalisation" strategy. The paper will analyse the globalisation strategy and discuss the critical...

There are two important issues, though closely related, which follow from technology transfers. One of these refers to the appropriateness of imported technolQgiesto the recipient countries and the other one refers to the development of indigenous technological capability. The first issue has...

Some of the ways that have recently been discussed for increasing significantly the own resources of developing countries, or the amount or usefulness of the overseas aid that they receive, are potentially promising politically. This is because the obstacles that they face are those of inertia...