ABSTRACT

This book attempts to provide a theoretical framework for answering difficult questions evoked by the concept of technology choice primarily by conducting a review of the Appropriate Technology movement and its ideas and experiments.

part One|51 pages

Conceptual Groundwork

chapter 2|30 pages

Technological Semantics

part Two|168 pages

The Appropriate Technology Movement

chapter 6|27 pages

Appropriate Technology in the South

chapter 7|40 pages

Appropriate Technology in the North

chapter 8|12 pages

Emerging International Trends

part Three|123 pages

Prospects for Technology Choice

chapter 9|41 pages

Criticisms of Appropriate Technology

chapter 10|44 pages

An Integrated Framework

chapter 11|22 pages

A Review of Plausible Criticisms

chapter 12|13 pages

Facing the Future