Technological Change, Development and the Environment: Socio-Economic Perspectives

ISBN-13: 9781138476400 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 366 str.

Clem Tisdell; Priyatosh Maitra

Opis

Originally published in 1988, this book considers some of the major social, economic and environmental questions raised by the role of new technology in development. Throughout the discussions of issues like the sustainability of the development effected by new technology is supported by detailed case studies.

Spis treści

1. Technology: A Factor in Development and Socio-Economic and Environmental Change 2. Population Growth, Technological Change and Economic Development - The Indian Case with a Critique of Marxist Interpretation 3. New Agricultural Technology and Sustainable Food Production: Bangladesh's Achievements, Predicament and Prospects 4. Technology and Its Transfer to Less Developed Economies 5. Partnership in Research: A New Model for Development Assistance 6. Applicability of Economic Evaluation to China's Urban Transportation Projects in a Changing Society 7. Structural Change and Adjustment in the Australian Rural Sector: The Socio-Economic Consequences of Being a Low-Cost Residual Supplier 8. Relationships Between Technologcal Change and Social Development: A Comparative Study 9. Sustainable Resource Use and Development: Uncertainty, Irreversibility and Rational Choice 10. The Changing Role of the Household Economy in a World of Expanding Technology 11. Telecommuting, Work from Home and Economic Change 12. Attitudes of Bank Employees to Technological Change: A Survey of the South African Banking Industry13. Socio-Economic Implications of New Technology in Banking: Some Australian and New Zealand Evidence 14. Social Determinism, Technology and Economic Externalities 15. Technological Advance: Unravelling the Strands

O autorze

Clem Tisdell