The need for government policies to promote industrial technology development (ITD) in developing countries depends on deficiencies in the markets that affect the process of ITD. After describing the characteristics of technological capabilities in developing countries, the article looks at the...

This book draws together recent contributions by Sanjaya Lall--leading authority on international investment, technology and industrial policy--on competitiveness and its major determinants. It draws upon his wide experience of competitiveness analysis in Asian and African countries and his...