The Political Economy of International Technology Transfer

288 Pages·1986·12.977 MB·English

by  John Mcintyre, Daniel Papp

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The Political
Economy of
International
Technology Transfer
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The Political
Economy of
International
Technology Transfer
EDITED BY
John R. McIntyre and
Daniel S. Papp
QUORUM BOOKS
NEW YORK
WESTPORT, CONNECTICUT
LONDON
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Main entry under title:
The Political economy of international technology
transfer.
Bibliography: p.
Includes index.
1. Technology transfer—Addresses, essays, lectures.
2. Economic development—Addresses, essays, lectures.
I. McIntyre, John R. II. Papp, Daniel S., 1947- .
HD45.P574 1986 338.9'26 85-28128
ISBN 0-89930-128-2 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)
Copyright © 1986 by John R. McIntyre and Daniel S. Papp
All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be
reproduced, by any process or technique, without the
express written consent of the publisher.
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 85-28128
ISBN: 0-89930-128-2
First published in 1986 by Quorum Books
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Copyright Acknowledgment
Grateful acknowledgment is given for permission to reprint the following:
Figure 6-1 is reprinted from W. W. Rostow, THE WORLD ECONOMY: HISTORY AND
PROSPECTS, copyright © 1978. By permission of the University of Texas Press.
Contents
TABLES AND FIGURES vii
PREFACE ix
ABBREVIATIONS xi
Introduction: Critical Perspectives on
International Technology Transfer 3
John R. McIntyre
PART I Generic Perspectives on International Technology
Transfer 25
1 The Technical Elements in International Technology
Transfer: Historical Perspectives 31
Melvin Kranzberg
2 The Curious Character of the International Technology
Market: An Economic Perspective 47
Raymond Vernon
3 An International Legal Framework for the Transfer of
Technology 53
Gabriel M. Wilner
4 International Technology Transfer: Security and Economic
Considerations under the Reagan Administration 61
Henry R. Nau
PART II North-South Technology Transfer: The Economic
Development Dimension 73
5 Technology Transfer in the New International Economic
Order: Options, Obstacles, and Dilemmas 77
Aqueil Ahmad and Arthur S. Wilke
vi Contents
6 From Technology Transfer to Science and Technology
Institutionalization 95
Aaron Segal
7 Agricultural Technology Transfer in the Evolving North-
South Dialogue 117
David W. McClintock
PART III West-West Technology Transfer: The Competitiveness
Dimension 137
8 West-West Technology Transfer: The Dilemmas of
Cooperation and Conflict 141
Philip J. Meeks
9 Japan’s Technology Transfer to Advanced Industrial
Countries 161
Walter Arnold
10 Science Policy, Technology Transfer, Economic Impacts,
and Sociological Implications in the West-West Context 187
Daniel D. Roman
PART IV East-West Technology Transfer: The Strategic
Dimension 203
11 U.S. Policy on East-West Technology Trade: Past, Present,
and Future 207
William A. Root
12 The Impact of Western Technology Transfer on the Soviet
Union 221
Gordon B. Smith
13 The Technology Issue in Sino-U.S. Relations 241
Denis Fred Simon
INDEX 257
ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS 265
ABOUT THE EDITORS 268