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050 0 0 _aQ127.2
_b.S33 2004
082 0 0 _a338.9/26/091724
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100 1 _aSagasti, Francisco R.
245 1 0 _aKnowledge and innovation for development
_h[electronic resource] :
_bthe Sisyphus challenge of the 21st century /
_cFrancisco Sagasti.
260 _aCheltenham, U.K. ;
_aNorthhampton, Mass. :
_bE. Elgar,
_cc2004.
300 _a1 online resource (xx, 151 p.) :
_bill.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 133-147) and index.
505 0 _a1. Knowledge, technology and production : a conceptual framework -- 2. A brief historical perspective -- 3. The knowledge explosion and its manifestations -- 4. The knowledge divide and disparities in developing country capacities -- 5. Strategies and policies for building an endogenous science and technology base.
520 _aThis text provides a comprehensive introduction to the many different issues related to the Sisyphean task of building science and technology capabilities in developing countries. It attempts to answer crucial questions including: how can knowledge be utilized to improve the human condition, and how can we bridge the growing knowledge divide between those who produce and use modern science and technology--and those who do not?
650 0 _aScience and state
_zDeveloping countries.
650 0 _aTechnology and state
_zDeveloping countries.
650 0 _aResearch
_zDeveloping countries.
655 7 _aElectronic books.
_2lcsh
710 2 _aEdward Elgar Publishing.
776 1 _z9781843766537 (hardback)
_z9781845426248 (pbk.)
_z1843766531
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.elgaronline.com/view/9781843766537.xml
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