| Science, Technology and Society in the Third World: An Annotated Bibliography Contributor(s): Voss, Stephen D. (Author), Bankston, Carl L. (Author), Shrum, Wesley (Author) |
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ISBN: 0810828715 ISBN-13: 9780810828711 Publisher: Scarecrow Press OUR PRICE: $115.90 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 1995 Annotation: Lists and summarizes nearly 1000 English-language articles and books published from the late 1970s to the early 1990s that treat the subject of science and technology in developing countries. ...an impressive, densely-written account of Third World progress... --SCIENCE |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - Economic Policy - Technology & Engineering - Political Science | Reference |
| Dewey: 338.926 |
| LCCN: 94006256 |
| Physical Information: 1.09" H x 5.5" W x 8.68" (1.33 lbs) 403 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This reference source lists and summarizes nearly one thousand English-language articles and books published from the late 1970s to the early 1990s that treat the subject of science and technology in developing countries. These are organized by major topics, including appropriate technology, agriculture, technology transfer, innovation diffusion, environment and health, economics, education, research and development, politics, distribution of benefits, communication, the discipline of science, and science and technology in development. Entries are numbered and keywords are provided at the end of each summary. Indexes make it easy for readers to locate entries by keyword, subject, or author's name. A valuable introduction for non-specialists, this work can also familiarize specialists with relevant literature outside their own disciplines. |