Technology and Transition

Djeflat, Abdelkader; Zawdie, Girma

• Part 1 Perspectives in technology and transition: new technologies and changing trends in development - global perspective I, Charles Cooper; technology for development - what is appropriate for rich and poor countries - global perspective II, George McRobie; science and technology-based development and transition - the African perspective, Layashi Yaker; strategies for science and technology-based development and transition - the Maghreb perspective, Abdelkader Djeflat. Part 2 Issues in technology and development in the Maghreb: transfer and use of advanced technology in less-developed countries and impact on organizational change and learning - evidence from Algeria, Mohammed Saad; transfer of technology to Algeria by nationals living abroad, Mohammed Said Oukil; national innovation systems - the case of the Arab Maghreb Union, Alain Alcouffe; performance of the education system and profile of industry demand for skills in Morocco, Mehdi Lehlou; tertiary education and technological progress I transitional economies - whither demand pull? Girma Zawdie; science, technology and society - what makes the culture of innovation? Riadh Zghal; irrigation, agricultural development and economic growth in the Maghreb, N.R. Mansfield, Nicola S. Riddell; sustainable energy for development, John Twidell. Part 3 Lessons of experience for the Maghreb: the dynamics in technical change - comparison between the Maghreb and Mexico and the significance of the Maquiladora experience, Denis Requier-Desjardins; the Maghreb road to transition - the appeal of the Chinese experience, Farid Benyoucef; the role of the state in technology promotion I developing countries - an agenda for Maghreb, Mozammel M. Huq.