Z. A. Silberston

Technology and Economic Progress

Proceedings of Section F (Economics) of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, Belfast, 1987

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Produktbeschreibung

A collection of papers which examine the dependency of economic progress on technological developments progressing from a discussion of the forces affecting the process of technical change to empirical studies of technical change in different industries and firms.

Produktdetails

• British Association for the Advancement of Science
• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan UK / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-0-333-45932-4
• 1989
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Dezember 1988
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 340g
• ISBN-13: 9780333459324
• ISBN-10: 0333459326
• Artikelnr.: 24463427

Inhaltsangabe

Technology and economic progress - the supply and demand for scientists and engineers, A.Silberston; science and industry in the United Kingdom - 1952 and 1987, B.Williams; economic organization and technological change, P.Dasgupta; evolution and economic change, S.Metcalfe; market forces and the evolution of supply in the British telecommunications and electricty supply industries, N.von Tunzelman; the technological activities of the UK - a fresh look, P.Patel and K.Pavitt; the economic importance of patents, A.Silberston; technological change and the work/leisure balance - a new system of socio-economic accounts, J.Gershuny; strategy and finance in small high-technology companies, J.G.Smith and V.Fleck.