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UNINA9910974887603321 |
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Titolo |
Global integration and technology transfer / / edited by Bernard Hoekman, Beata Smarzynska Javorcik |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Washington, DC, : World Bank, 2005 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-44747-8 |
9786610447473 |
0-8213-6126-0 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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xix, 346 pages : illustrations ; ; 23 cm |
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Collana |
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Trade and development series |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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HoekmanBernard M. <1959-> |
JavorcikBeata K. Smarzynska |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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International economic integration |
International trade |
Investments, Foreign - Developing countries |
Technology transfer - Economic aspects - Developing countries |
Industrial productivity - Effect of technological innovations on - Developing countries |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Abbreviations and Acronyms; 1 Lessons from Empirical Research on International Technology Diffusion through Trade and Foreign Direct Investment; Figures; Part I LITERATURE SURVEYS; Tables; Part II FOREIGN TRADE AND PRODUCTIVITY; Part III FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT, TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER, AND PRODUCTIVITY; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The importance of international technology diffusion (ITD) for economic development can hardly be overstated. Both the acquisition of technology and its diffusion foster productivity growth. Developing countries have long sought to use both national policies and international agreements to stimulate ITD. The ?correct? policy intervention, if any, depends critically upon the channels through which technology diffuses internationally and the quantitative effects of the various diffusion processes on efficiency and productivity growth. Neither is well understood. New technologies may be embodied |
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