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Institutions, Technology and Development in Africa (Paperback)
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Institutions, Technology and Development in Africa (Paperback)
Series: Routledge Studies in Development Economics
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An extensive literature has demonstrated that technologies in
sub-Saharan Africa are largely inappropriate: that is, that they
are typically capital- and import-intensive rather than labour- and
local input-intensive. These technologies have created a pattern of
development that is highly unequal, with widespread unemployment
and under-employment. In this literature, however, relatively
little attention has been paid to the institutions that govern the
generation, adoption and use of technology. This book draws on
historical analysis and case studies to evaluate how institutions
in different countries, including those in Africa itself, generate
technologies that vary in their characteristics and suitability for
the region. Through these case studies, insight is gained into the
characteristics of 'appropriate' institutions that might underlie a
more balanced pattern of technology and development than currently
exists. The findings of the book clearly confirm a major tenet of
institutionalist theory: namely, that institutions developed in one
set of circumstances are unlikely to be appropriate to conditions
in a markedly different set. This book will be of interest to
economists, social historians and anyone with an interest in modern
African development.
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