This new volume, written by 13 recognized experts in their
fields, is the first work to simultaneously investigate three major
contexts in which technology transfer occurs--North-South,
West-West, and East-West--and to bring together state of the art
findings in this crucial issue. Drawn from papers prepared for a
recent international conference on technology transfer, it includes
the work of distinguished academicians, officials of government and
international bodies, technical experts, corporate executives, and
international lawyers. In the opening section, four specialists
consider the transfer process from the vantage point of particular
disciplines--economics, political science, law, and
history--offering an integrative framework and principles instead
of the usual narrow political or economic analysis. The second
group of essays deals with North-South technology relations,
stressing the role of technology in development, the prospects for
the creation of scientific and technological capabilities in
developing countries, and the central role of technology transfer
in the agricultural/political economy of the Third World. The
section on West-West transfers focuses on technological relations
among industrialized nations, the status of Japan as a
technological power, the interaction of science and technology, and
the rule of multinational corporations. The final section
investigates the strategic and military dimensions of technology
transfer with Communist bloc nations. Three important topics are
discussed: Western technology trade control policies toward the
Communist block; the impact of Western technology on Soviet bloc
countries; and China's emerging technology relations with the
United States and other industrialized nations. A critical overview
assesses the role of technology transfer in the overall
technological process as well as in international affairs.
Up-to-date bibliographies for each section makes the volume
especially useful as a research tool for scholars and practitioners
in the field.
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