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Science and technology in development planning
Symposium on Science and Technology in Development Planning (Corporate Author), Symposium on Science and Technology in Development Planning(1979 :Mexico City, Mexico), Symposium on Science and Technology in Development Planning, United Nations. Advisory Committee on the Application of Science and Technology to Development., Víctor L. Urquidi (Editor)
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Oxford, [England]; Elmsford, New York : Pergamon Press, 19791 online resource (204 p.)
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Science, Technology and Global Problems Seriesedited by Victor L. Urquidi
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Science and technology in development planning / · ISBN 0-08-025227-3 (Print:)Summary
Science and Technology in Development Planning: Science, Technology and Global Problems covers the proceedings of the Symposium on Science and Technology Development Planning. The book presents several papers that tackle one of the agendas of the symposium, intended to convey to the reader the main lines of thought brought to the symposium and to illustrate various approaches. The 17 chapters of the text are organized into five parts, according to what agenda they cover. The first part tackles the interaction between science and technology and long-range development goals and strategies, while
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Front Cover; Science and Technology in Development Planning; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; Part I: The General Context: Interaction between Science and Technology and Long-range Development Goals and Strategies; Chapter 1. Science and Technology Planning: Possibilities and Limitations; Introduction and summary; Should science and technology be planned?; Can science and technology be planned?; How should science and technology be planned?; Concluding note; Footnote; References; Chapter 2. Planning - Prospective Analysis and Science and Technology Policy, Science and technology in the governmentFunctions of science and technology policy; Formats of science and technology policy; S & T policy and strategic planning ; Modes of integrations of S & T policy in general policies; References; Chapter 3. Long-Term Planning, Technological Forecasting and Underdevelopment; Thinking on the Unlikely?; Introduction; Underdevelopment: an unblessed condition; The case for long-term planning (LTP); The case for technological forecasting (TF); LTP, TF and development: linkages and tensions; References, Chapter 4. Programming and Guiding of Science and Technology Development: Some Global Problems with Reference to the International Development StrategyPart II: Science and Technology in Sectoral Planning; Chapter 5. Energy Technologies for the Third World; Chapter 6. The Role of Technology in Planning for the Capital Goods Industry 5; Introduction; The role of the capital goods industry in the development of advanced economies; Capital goods in the industrialization of Latin America; Planning the development of the capital goods industry in Mexico, The impact of technology on the process of planning for capital goods developmentReferences; Chapter 7. Planning of Development, Science and Technology: The Case of the Mexican Agrarian Sector; The shaping of a crisis; The component elements; Planning, science and technology; Bibliographical notes; Part III: Incorporation of Science and Technology in the Techniques of Development Planning; Chapter 8. Information in the Service of Development; Introduction; The problem of national information; Information from other countries; Specialized information centres; Conclusion, Chapter 9. Development is a Systems Problem Can Systems Analysis Help?; Development is a systems problem; Systems analysis is a developing craft; Systems analysis can contribute to development; Applying systems analysis to development is necessary, but difficult; Conclusion; Chapter 10. Technology Assessment in Planning for Development; Introduction; Needs for technology assessment; Relationship to planning; Interest for the United Nations1 System; Relationship to technological choices; A point of view; The conceptual value; Activities of the United Nations; Technology assessment defined, Technology assessment and appropriate technology
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Symposium on Science and Technology in Development Planning (Corporate Author), Symposium on Science and Technology in Development Planning(1979 :Mexico City, Mexico), Symposium on Science and Technology in Development Planning, United Nations. Advisory Committee on the Application of Science and Technology to Development., Víctor L. Urquidi (Editor)Classification
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edited by Victor L. UrquidiEdition statement
First edition.publication
Oxford, [England]; Elmsford, New York : Pergamon Press, 1979copyright
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1 online resource (204 p.)Note
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- Includes bibliographical references.
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