ABSTRACT
A theory for technological development must encompass the development problem over its total range, as it exists in two distinctly different settings — in the technologically advanced, and in the transitional society. A discussion of one without attention to the processes ongoing in the other will not lead to an understanding of either because, although their problems differ greatly in type, they are intimately interactive. Decisions that are made in the transitional society, such as which of the advanced societies to look to for leadership and for finance in development, excite economic and political rivalry among the advanced nations. Problems in the advanced society, such as finding means for insuring a steady inflow of raw materials at the least cost, transmit themselves to the backward societies in the form of inflexible governments, imbalanced economies, and depressed labor markets.
