1st Edition

The Adoption and Diffusion of Imported Technology The Case of Korea

By J.L. Enos, W.-H. Park Copyright 1988
290 Pages
by Routledge

290 Pages
by Routledge

290 Pages
by Routledge

This book, first published in 1988, considers the problems that developing countries face when importing technology from abroad. The major issues - technical, economic, political - are analysed in the case of one particular country: Korea. The book describes the negotiations with the foreign companies that controlled the desired technology, the building of the plants, the training of engineers... Read more

1. Outline of the Study  2. Methodology  3. Economic and Technological Background  4. Case Study: the Petrochemical Industry  5. Case Study: Synthetic Fibres  6. Case Study: Machinery  7. Case Study: Iron and Steel  8. The Experience of Japan  9. Conclusion

Biography

J.L. Enos