Tools

LEADER 03455nam 22005418i 4500

001 ssj0002185448;

003 WaSeSS;

005 20251212090320.0;

006 m d ;

007 cr n ;

008 190801s2019 nyu sb 001 0 eng d;

010 a| 2018040155;

020 a| 9781138545823q| (hardback);

020 z| 9781351001915q| (pdf);

020 z| 9781351001922q| (ebook);

020 z| 9781351001892q| (mobi);

020 z| 9781351001908q| (epub);

035 a| (WaSeSS)ssj0002185448;

040 a| DLCb| engc| DLCd| WaSeSS;

042 a| pcc;

043 a| f------;

049 a| EREEa| NEHH;

050 00 a| HC800.Z9b| J36 2019;

082 00 a| 338.962| 23;

100 1 a| James, Jeffrey,d| 1949-=| ^A141883;

245 10 a| Institutions, technology and development in Africah| [electronic resource] /c| Jeffrey James.;

250 a| 1 Edition.;

260 a| New York :b| Routledge,c| 2019.;

263 a| 1903;

300 a| pages cm.;

490 0 a| Routledge perspectives in economic and social history;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| "An extensive literature has demonstrated that technologies in Sub-Saharan Africa are largely inappropriate: that is, that they are typically capital and import-intensive rather than labour and local input-intensive. These technologies have created a pattern of development that is highly unequal with widespread unemployment and under-employment. In this literature, however, relatively little attention has been paid to the institutions that govern the generation, adoption and use of technology. This book draws on historical analysis and case studies to evaluate how institutions in different countries, including those in Africa itself, generate technologies that vary in their characteristics and suitability for the region. Through these case studies, insight is gained into the characteristics of "appropriate" institutions that might underlie a more balanced pattern of technology and development than currently exists. The findings of the book clearly confirm a major tenet of institutionalist theory, namely that institutions developed in one set of circumstances are unlikely to be appropriate to conditions in a markedly different set. This book will be of interest to economists, social historians, and anyone with an interest in modern African development"--c| Provided by publisher.;

538 a| Mode of access: World Wide Web;

650 0 a| Economic developmentx| Technological innovationsz| Africa.=| ^A17;

650 0 a| Technological innovationsx| Economic aspectsz| Afrcia.=| ^A1019589;

650 0 a| Institutional economics.=| ^A104308;

655 0 a| Electronic books.=| ^A491897;

856 40 z| Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooksu| https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.taylorfrancis.com%2Fbooks%2F9781351001922;

949 a| CLICK ON WEB ADDRESSw| ASISh| JOYNER188;

949 a| CLICK ON WEB ADDRESSw| ASISh| HSL77;

949 a| CLICK ON WEB ADDRESSw| ASISh| JMUSIC60;

596 a| 1 3 4;

998 a| 6672193;

999 a| CLICK ON WEB ADDRESSw| ASISc| 1i| 6672193-1001l| JNETm| JOYNERr| Ys| Yt| JNESSBKu| 12/19/2025x| EBOOKz| JERESOURCE;

999 a| CLICK ON WEB ADDRESSw| ASISc| 1i| 6672193-2001l| HSLELECm| HSLr| Ys| Yt| HEBKu| 12/19/2025x| EBOOKz| HERESOURCE;

999 a| CLICK ON WEB ADDRESSw| ASISc| 1i| 6672193-3001l| MNETm| JMUSICr| Ys| Yt| MNESSBKu| 12/19/2025x| EBOOKz| JERESOURCE;

Institutions, technology and development in Africa / Jeffrey James.

Author/creator	James, Jeffrey, 1949-
Format	Electronic
Edition	1 Edition.
Publication Info	New York : Routledge, 2019.
Description	pages cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks
Subjects	Economic development--Technological innovations. --Africa. Technological innovations--Economic aspects. --Afrcia. Institutional economics.

Series	Routledge perspectives in economic and social history
Abstract	"An extensive literature has demonstrated that technologies in Sub-Saharan Africa are largely inappropriate: that is, that they are typically capital and import-intensive rather than labour and local input-intensive. These technologies have created a pattern of development that is highly unequal with widespread unemployment and under-employment. In this literature, however, relatively little attention has been paid to the institutions that govern the generation, adoption and use of technology. This book draws on historical analysis and case studies to evaluate how institutions in different countries, including those in Africa itself, generate technologies that vary in their characteristics and suitability for the region. Through these case studies, insight is gained into the characteristics of "appropriate" institutions that might underlie a more balanced pattern of technology and development than currently exists. The findings of the book clearly confirm a major tenet of institutionalist theory, namely that institutions developed in one set of circumstances are unlikely to be appropriate to conditions in a markedly different set. This book will be of interest to economists, social historians, and anyone with an interest in modern African development"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2018040155
ISBN	9781138545823 (hardback)
ISBN	(pdf)
ISBN	(ebook)
ISBN	(mobi)
ISBN	(epub)

Institutions, technology and development in Africa / Jeffrey James.

Click here for more information about this title