Mirages of Development : : Science and Technology for the Third Worlds / / Andre Lebeau, Jean-Jacques Salomon.
The authors consider why the great majority of Third World countries have failed to solve the problems of underdevelopment by relying on science and technology, while a very few of them—the newly industrialized countries—have at least partially succeeded.
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2023] ©1993 |
Year of Publication: | 2023 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (224 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- PART I THE SETBACKS TO DEVELOPMENT -- 1 No Shortcut to Development After All -- 2 The Many Third Worlds -- 3 A Basic Discontinuity -- 4 The Contemporary Technical System -- 5 The Science of the Poor -- PART 2 THE INFORMATION REVOLUTION -- 6 The Looking-Glass Race -- 7 The Machines from the North -- 8 The Cathedrals in the Desert -- 9 The Newly Industrialized Countries -- 10 History's Revenge -- Appendix -- Notes -- Index -- About the Book and the Authors |
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Summary: | The authors consider why the great majority of Third World countries have failed to solve the problems of underdevelopment by relying on science and technology, while a very few of them—the newly industrialized countries—have at least partially succeeded. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781685854720 9783110784268 |
DOI: | 10.1515/9781685854720 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Andre Lebeau, Jean-Jacques Salomon. |