ABSTRACT

This book assesses under what conditions and to what extent international technology transfer may contribute to technology gap closure in overall industrial activity. It is of particular interest for all developing countries as well as for the socialist countries of Eastern Europe.

part I|72 pages

Setting the Analytical Framework

chapter Chapter 1|24 pages

Determinants of National Technological Performance

chapter Chapter 2|24 pages

Foreign Technology and National Technological Build-up

A Search For a Framework

part II|59 pages

Quantifying East-West Technology Transfer

chapter Chapter 4|17 pages

World-Wide Transborder Technology Flows

Dominant Centers and Dependents

chapter Chapter 5|20 pages

Foreign Technology Infusion into CMEA Countries

Size, Structure, Sources

part III|55 pages

Dynamics of the CMEA Technological Position During the 1970s and 1980s

chapter Chapter 7|12 pages

Technology Gap

Conceptual and Statistical Problems

part IV|9 pages

Technology Import and the Technology Gap: Major Findings and Conclusions