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Technological Systems and Development

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  • © 1998

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Authors:
  1. Jeffrey James

    1. Tilburg University, The Netherlands

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  2. Haider A. Khan

    1. Graduate School of International Studies, University of Denver, Denver, USA

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Technological Systems in Developing Countries

    1. Technological Systems in Developing Countries

      • Jeffrey James, Haider A. Khan
      Pages 1-19

  3. Micro Aspects and Applications

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 21-21
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    2. Products, Processes and Incomes: Cotton Clothing in India

      • Jeffrey James, Haider A. Khan
      Pages 23-41

    3. The Employment Effects of an Income Redistribution: a Test for Aggregation Bias in Indian Manufacturing

      • Jeffrey James, Haider A. Khan
      Pages 43-61

    4. From Products to Functionings: New Medicinal Drugs in Developing Countries

      • Jeffrey James, Haider A. Khan, P. Parthasarathi
      Pages 63-84

  4. Macro Aspects and Applications

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 85-85
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    2. The Employment Effects of an Income Redistribution in Developing Countries

      • Jeffrey James, Haider A. Khan
      Pages 87-104

    3. Technology Choice and Income Distribution

      • Jeffrey James, Haider A. Khan
      Pages 105-130

  5. Conclusions

    1. Conclusions

      • Jeffrey James, Haider A. Khan
      Pages 131-139

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 141-141
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About this book

This book explores the notion of a technological system and more specifically the distinction between modern and traditional technological systems. Using highly disaggregated data for a range of sectors and developing countries we have applied this distinction to micro - as well as macro-economic policy issues. By identifying distinct systems of technology in a multisectoral model of the economy we have been able to quantify certain aspects of those systems within a rigorous conceptual framework. The relationship between income distribution, the choice of technology and its subsequent impact is examined in detail.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Tilburg University, The Netherlands

    Jeffrey James

  • Graduate School of International Studies, University of Denver, Denver, USA

    Haider A. Khan

About the authors

JEFFREY JAMES is Professor of Development Economics and Director of the Center Graduate Schools in Economics and Management at Tilburg University in The Netherlands. He was previously Assistant Professor of Economics at Boston University, USA; Staff Member in the Technology and Employment Branch, ILO, Geneva; and Research Fellow at Queen Elizabeth House, Oxford. His many books in this area include Economics of New Technology in Developing Countries (with F. Stewart), Technology, Institutions and Government Policies (with S. Watanabe), The State, Technology and Industrialization in Africa and The Transition to Egalitarian Development (with K. Griffin).

HAIDER A. KHAN is Associate Professor in the Graduate School of International Studies at the University of Denver, Colorado, USA.

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