The role of education, technological diffusion and trade is investigated for 11 MENA countries for 1980-1992, using panel data techniques. Technological diffusion is measured by R&D activities in each country?s major trading partners and that country?s import propensity from each partner....

Using an evolutionary perspective that places the present phase of human development in a historical context, the paper examines the state and nature of human development and identifies factors that determine its enhancement for the 21st Century.