The transfer of technology to developing countries constitutes
one of the major debates in the literature on development
economics. The present empirical investigation is intended to
" contribute to the large existing literature on technological
transfer. Its major contribution lies in demonstrating rigorously
that the integration of foreign technologies is greatly affected
by the socio-economic conditions of the recipient countries.
The present study attempts to identify the main socioeconomic
characteristics involved in assimilating transferred
technlogy. It first provides a quantifiable measure of the rate
of technological absorption. Then, in presenting the selection
of indicators, the general procedures followed in choosing the
sample of countries are summarized and the principles guiding the
choice of variables are examined. The model is based on multiple
regression analysis, which is discussed in some detail. Another
statistical method is used to explore the interdependence of the
economic and social indicators, which provides more exact knowledge
about their various interactions and lays the groundwork
for the problem at hand.
Three main indicators are identified that explain a significant-.
sixty one percent of the total variance of the dependent
variable. These main indicators are the rate of education, trade
policies and the availability of certain consumer products. It
is found that these variables express different and important
dimensions of the third world economy. In general, the results
reveal that the rate of technology integration varies greatly
with the level of socio economic development. The findings of the
investigation are analysed using new and efficient methods of
diagnostic techniques, and are also seen within their theoretical
perspectives'.
The analysis of results is concluded with a discussion of
intangible factors that cannot as yet be quantified; factors such
as political and managerial quality and yet can be expected to
have significant effects on the rate of technological integration. / Ministry of Hydraulics in Algeria
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BRADFORD/oai:bradscholars.brad.ac.uk:10454/3579 |
| Date | January 1983 |
| Creators | Belhoul, Kheira S. |
| Contributors | Keller, A.Z. |
| Publisher | University of Bradford, Postgraduate School of Studies in Industrial Technology, |
| Source Sets | Bradford Scholars |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis, doctoral, PhD |
| Rights | <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="http://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc-nd/3.0/88x31.png" /></a><br />The University of Bradford theses are licenced under a <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/">Creative Commons Licence</a>. |
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