LEADER 05163nam 2200601 a 450 001 9910822456703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-203-20897-8 010 $a1-280-11094-5 010 $a1-134-79944-6 010 $a9786610110940 035 $a(CKB)1000000000003937 035 $a(EBL)168397 035 $a(OCoLC)475875637 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC168397 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000003937 100 $a20050913e20031995 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aIn pursuit of science and technology in sub-Saharan Africa $ethe impact of structural adjustment programmes /$fJ.L. Enos 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aLondon ;$aNew York $cRoutledge$d2003 215 $a1 online resource (298 p.) 225 1 $aUNU/INTECH studies in new technology and development,$x1359-7922 ;$v2 300 $a"First published 1994 by Routledge ... London"--T.p. verso. 311 $a0-415-12689-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [275]-281) and index. 327 $aFront Cover; In pursuit of science and technology in Sub-Saharan Africa; Copyright Page; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Part I: Introduction; 1.Scope and method; Introduction; Objectives of the study; Sampling procedure; Approach to the study; Outline of the book; 2.Choice and application of economic theory; Introduction; Consequences, in theory, of advancing science and technology; The timing, in theory, of advancing science and technology; Theories of structural adjustment; Guidance for the study; Part II:The Pursuit of Science and Technology; 3.Ghana; Introduction 327 $aRecent economic history The prospects for industry; The structural adjustment programme; R&D institutions; Science and technology at the Ghanaian universities; Ghana's total expenditures on the pursuit of science and technology; 4.Kenya; Introduction; Recent economic history; Investment for the future; R&D institutions; Science and technology at the Kenyan universities; Estimating Kenya's total expenditures on advancing science and technology; 5.Tanzania; Introduction; Macro-economic trends in the Tanzanian economy; The structural readjustment programmes; R&D institutions 327 $aEducation in science and technology Estimates of the resources devoted to the pursuit of science and technology; 6.Uganda; Introduction; Recent economic history; Investment for the future; R&D institutions; The Scientific and Technical Faculties of the University; Summary; Part III:Effects of the pursuit of science and technology; 7.Effects on the economy as a whole; Introduction; Overall expenditures on advancing science and technology; Expenditures of R&D institutes; Government financing of advances in science and technology; Flow of foreign funds into science and technology 327 $aSummary of the statistical evidence A counterfactual experiment; 8.Effects among the sectors of the economy; Introduction; Economic activity by sector; Mobility between sectors; Transfer of resources and institutions from the public to the private sector; Summary; 9.Effects within organizations; Introduction; Distinguishing between goods of greater and lesser economic potential for sub-Saharan African countries; The maintenance of firms' capital equipment; The effectiveness of R&D efforts; A counterfactual experiment; Summary; Part IV: Conclusions and recommendations; 10.Conclusions 327 $aIntroduction A summary of the conclusions; Fluctuations in local government expenditures on the pursuit of science and technology; Increases in total expenditures on the pursuit of science and technology; The effects upon different areas of science and technology have been widely different; The areas of science and technology most vigorously pursued are increasingly determined by foreigners; The choice of the areas of science and technology to be pursued is based primarily upon the effects of such choiceon the developed countries; Changes in decision-making for science and technology 327 $a11.Policy recommendations 330 $aThis is a study of the impact of the economic crisis and subsequent adjustment policies in the African economies on the scientific and technological capabilities in those countries. It includes studies of Ghana, Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda. 410 0$aUNU/INTECH studies in new technology and development ;$v2. 606 $aStructural adjustment (Economic policy)$zAfrica, Sub-Saharan$vCase studies 606 $aTechnology and state$zAfrica, Sub-Saharan$vCase studies 606 $aScience and state$zAfrica, Sub-Saharan$vCase studies 615 0$aStructural adjustment (Economic policy) 615 0$aTechnology and state 615 0$aScience and state 676 $a338.967 700 $aEnos$b John L$g(John Lawrence),$f1924-$0125115 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910822456703321 996 $aIn Pursuit of Science and Technology in Sub-Saharan Africa$93925682 997 $aUNINA