Overview

Foreign aid to developing countries often favours inappropriate technologies. This book reviews the policies promoting appropriate technology and identifies positive programmes of action that could be instituted at a national level.

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Author:   Ton de Wilde (SATE) ,  Henk Thomas ,  Frances Stewart ,  Ton de Wilde (Past-President, Appropriate Technology International)
Publisher:   Practical Action Publishing
Imprint:   Practical Action Publishing
Edition:   illustrated edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.00cm , Height: 3.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.772kg
ISBN:  

9781853390593

ISBN 10:   1853390593
Pages:   512
Publication Date:   15 December 1990
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

Part 1 Policy approaches: macro-policies for appropriate technology - a synthesis of findings, Frances Stewart and Gustav Ranis; rural linkages and choice of technlogy, Gustav Ranis; the effect of policy and policy reforms on non-agricultural enterprises and employment in developing countries - a review of past experiences, Steve Haggblade et al. Part 2 Policies and places: macro-policies and technology choice in the Philippines, Romeo M.Bautista; appropriate technology and rural industrial development in Bangladesh - the macro-context, Q.K.Ahmad; macro-policies for appropriate technology in Zimbabwean industry, Daniel B.Ndlela;impact of economic policies on technological choice and development in Tanzanian industry, S.M.Wangwe and M.S.D.Bagachwa; macroeconomic policy, technological change and rural development - the Costa Rica case, Eduardo Doryan-Garron; the FUNDA/Momostenango project - a strategy for development promoted by the private sector (the Guatemala case), Roberto Gutierrez. Part 3 Policies and rural industrialization: macro-strategies and rural industrialization in comparative perspective, Ashwani Saith; small-scale industrialization, policies and industrial development in rural regions, Francisco Uribe-Echevarria; on the dynamism of small and medium industry in Columbia - some possible lessons, Albert Berry et al; appropriate technology in publicly owned industries in Kenya and Tanzania, Jeffrey James; the impact of macroeconmic policies on small-scale industry - some K.Fitzgerald; notes on income distribution, growth and demand, Charles Cooper. (Part Contents)

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Ton De Wilde, former president of Appropriate Technology International, is president of SATE in Amsterdam and a consultant to the Netherlands Government.

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