02226oam 2200469Ia 450 991082440630332120230817181124.01-000-24216-10-429-30834-5(CKB)4100000008701914(MiAaPQ)EBC5825390(OCoLC)1108554340(OCoLC-P)1108554340(FlBoTFG)9780429308345(EXLCZ)99410000000870191420190715d2019 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierTechnological change in the German Democratic Republic /Raymond BentleyLondon Routledge20191 online resource (xx, 296 pages)Westview replica edition0-367-28959-8 0-367-30505-4 Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-277.) and index.Focusing on East Germany's capacity to innovate and diffuse technology, this book sheds light on the technological gap that has developed between the two Germanies. Dr. Bentley compares the sophistication of GDR and FRG technology in different industrial branches, evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of the GDR's research and development system, compares the R&D effort of the two Germanies, and discusses the government policies that affected technological change in GDR industry from 1945 to 1975. He identifies and analyzes hindrances to research, innovation, and diffusion in the fields of planning, organization, economic stimulation, and ideology, and looks at the formation of interest groups. He also compares evidence from the GDR with data from other countries, including the USSR.Westview replica edition.Technology and stateGermany (East)Research, IndustrialGermany (East)Technology and stateResearch, Industrial338.9431Bentley Raymond675349OCoLC-POCoLC-PBOOK9910824406303321Technological change in the German Democratic Republic1281076UNINA