Technology Transfer and Change in the Arab World. The Proceedings of a Seminar of the United Nations Economic Commission for Western Asia, Organized by the Natural Resources, Science and Technology Division, Beirut, 9–14 October 1977

Technology Transfer and Change in the Arab World covers the proceedings of the Seminar of the United Nations Economic Commission for Western Asia. The book presents 24 papers that cover concerns in technology transfer in the Arab world. The coverage of the book includes established patterns of technology acquisition in the Arab world; possible mechanisms for the transfer and development of technology; and the transfer of technology and investment policy design. The selection also presents articles that cover resource related technology such as water science and technology in the Middle East since 1945; induced adjustment and the role of agriculture in economic development; and prospects and scope for solar energy. The book will be of great interest to individuals concerned with the technological development in the Middle East. Content: Front Matter, Page iii Copyright, Page iv Preface, Pages ix-x, A.B. Zahlan Foreword, Pages xi-xii, M.S. Al-Attar Participants, Pages xiii-xvii Established Patterns of Technology Acquisition in the Arab World, Pages 1-27, A.B. Zahlan The Role of Science and Technology Policy in Technological Change in Developing Countries, Pages 29-49, Adel A. Sabet The Status of Science and Technology in the Western Asia Region (), Pages 51-94, NRST Division/ECWA Finance and Technology Transfer, Pages 95-114, Georges Corm Possible Mechanisms for the Transfer and Development of Technology, Pages 115-125, UNCTAD Secretariat An Approach to the Generation of Technologies Appropriate for Rural Development, Pages 127-147, Amilcar O. Herrera The 1976 CASTARAB Rabat Meeting: A Review, Pages 149-162, O.A. El-Kholy Science and Technology in the United Nations System, Pages 163-172, Bertrand H. Chatel International Sub-contracting and Transfer of Technology to LDC's, Pages 173-184, Dimitri Germidis Values, Social Organization and Technology Change in the Arab World, Pages 185-203, Elia T. Zureik Impact of Technical Change on the Structure of the Labour Force in the ECWA Region, Pages 205-221, Nadia M. El-Shishini Water Science and Technology in the Middle East Since 1945, Pages 223-235, E. Barton Worthington Agricultural Water Use, Pages 237-269, Richard Palmer-Jones, Ian Carruthers Satellite Remote Sensing for Basin Development and Monitoring, Pages 271-291, J.A. Howard Induced Adjustment and the Role of Agriculture in Economic Development: A Case Study of Egypt and Syria, Pages 293-315, Syed Ahmad, Atif Abdallah Kubursi The Role of Low-Cost Technology for Increasing Agricultural Productivity in the ECWA Region, Pages 317-323, ECWA/FAO Joint Agricultural Division The Transfer of Technology and Investment Policy Design: A Case Study in Rural Poverty, Pages 325-331, ECWA/FAO Joint Agricultural Division Transportation Bottlenecks, Planning and Technology Transfer, Pages 333-342, K. Philip Rahbany Desalination Application in Western Asia, Pages 343-368, K.C. Channabasappa Development of Industrial Technology Transfer Through Specialized Centres: A Case Study and Critical Analysis, Pages 369-384, Yusef K. Mazhar Appropriate Technology, Employment and Basic Needs in Arab Countries with Special Reference to the Food Industries, Pages 385-399, C.G. Baron Prospects and Scope for Solar Energy, Pages 401-431, John B. Goodenough Impediments to the Technological Development of the Petroleum and Mineral Resources Sector in the Arab World, Pages 433-450, Adnan Mustafa Transfer of Technology in the Arab Steel Industry, Pages 451-470, Omar Grine Index of Contributors, Pages 471-472 Subject Index, Pages 473-506 Organized By The Natural Resources, Science, And Technology Division, Beirut, 9-14 October 1977 ; Edited By A. B. Zahlan, With The Assistance Of Rosemarie Said Zahlan. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes.