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Demystifying the Economics of Technology: Perspectives on Development with Reflections from India book cover

1st Edition

Demystifying the Economics of Technology Perspectives on Development with Reflections from India

By Amit Shovon Ray Copyright 2026
224 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

224 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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This book examines technology through economic perspectives, covering theoretical foundations, market structures, and innovation processes. It analyzes classical and contemporary economic thought on technological change, patent systems, and diffusion patterns. The study explores technology's role in development, particularly in developing countries, examines public-funded research and knowledge... Read more

Acknowledgements

Preface

  1. Technology Through the Lens of Economics
  2. Perspectives on Technology by Economic Thinkers
  3. The Economics of Technology Generation
  4. The Economics of Patents
  5. The Economics of Technological Diffusion
  6. Technology and Development
  7. Public Funded Research
  8. Reflections on India's Technological Trajectory and Its Emergence in the World Economy

Biography

Amit Shovon Ray is Professor of Economics at the Centre for International Trade & Development at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. He is Development Economist, specializing in global economic issues like technology, IPR, trade and health. He was educated at Presidency College (Kolkata) and at Oxford University from where he received his D.Phil in Economics in 1988. He was elected Fellow of the Royal Society for Public Health (UK) in 2006. He has published several articles in reputed international journals and a few monographs. He served as Director, Centre for Development Studies (Trivandrum) and has been a consultant to The World Bank (Washington DC) and India’s Planning Commission.

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