LEADER 03068nam 2200601Ia 450 001 9910450170703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-51625-9 010 $a9786610516254 010 $a0-8213-6508-8 035 $a(CKB)1000000000225251 035 $a(EBL)459378 035 $a(OCoLC)70641223 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000089819 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11988048 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000089819 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10092934 035 $a(PQKB)11144806 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC459378 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL459378 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10132026 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL51625 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000225251 100 $a20060524d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aTechnology, adaptation, and exports$b[electronic resource] $e--how some developing countries got it right /$fVandana Chandra 210 $aWashington, DC $cWorld Bank$d2006 215 $a1 online resource (404 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8213-6507-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Contributors; 1. Technology, Adaptation, and Exports-How Some Developing Countries Got It Right; Tables; Boxes; 2. India's Software Industry; 3. Electronics in Taiwan-A Case of Technological Learning; Figures; 4. Electronics in Malaysia: Export Expansion but Slow Technical Change; 5. Explaining Malaysia's Export Expansion in Palm Oil and Related Products; 6. Salmon Farming in Chile; 7. Wine Production in Chile; 8. Bridging the Knowledge Gap in Competitive Agriculture: Grapes in India; 9. Closing the Yield Gap: Maize in India 327 $a10. Technological Change in Uganda's Fishery Exports11. Floriculture in Kenya 330 $aThe literature on technological change and growth has mainly used econometric models to establish that factors, such as the degree of openness, skills, research and development expenditures, number of patents etc., are critical determinants of innovation and its effect on growth. However, this approach fails to explain the role of institutions and policies that created the environment for innovation. Using 10 case studies from developing countries, this book examines how governments fostered technological adaptation through public-private partnerships to develop world-class exporters in high-g 606 $aTechnological innovations$zDeveloping countries 606 $aTechnology transfer$zDeveloping countries 607 $aDeveloping countries$xEconomic policy 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aTechnological innovations 615 0$aTechnology transfer 676 $a338/.064091724 700 $aChandra$b Vandana$f1957-$0867399 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910450170703321 996 $aTechnology, adaptation, and exports$91936098 997 $aUNINA