The Technological Behaviour of Public Enterprises in Developing Countries

First published in 1989, The Technological Behaviour of Public Enterprises in Developing Countries presents essays based on original research work conducted for the International Labour Office, to employ a wide variety of approaches and methodologies to analyse the technological choices made by public enterprises in Tanzania, India, Argentina, and Brazil. These empirical studies provide rich and detailed case-study material on key issues such as the choice of technology and the acquisition of advanced technological capabilities. The significance of the research findings in these areas and their policy implications are described in an introductory chapter, and the volume as a whole is accessible and relevant to policy makers and academics who are concerned with industrial development in the developing world.

List of Figures List of Tables Preface 1. Introduction Jeffrey James 2. Public Enterprise, Technology and Employment in Developing Countries Jeffrey James 3. Bureaucratic, Engineering and Economic men: Decision -making for Technology in the United Republic of Tanzania’s State -Owned Enterprises Jeffrey James 4. Technology Choice, Adaptation and Diffusion in Private and State -Owned Enterprises in India Anant K. Sundaram 5. Technological Behaviour of Argentine Public Enterprises: The Case of Yacimientos Petroliferos Fiscales Jorge Lucangeli 6. Public Enterprises and the Transfer of Technology in the Ammonia Industry Brian Levy 7. The Technological Behaviour of State-Owned Enterprises in Brazil Alfonso Carlos Correa Fleury Index

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