Technology and poverty reduction in Asia and the Pacific /
preface by Jorge Braga de Macedo & Tadao Chino.
- Paris, France : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) , 2002
- 225p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Development Centre seminars .
- International development .
Includes bibliographical references.
Preface / Introduction / Technology's contribution to poverty reduction? Technology and poverty : mapping the connections / Intellectual property rights in global agriculture and their impact on the diffusion of productivity gains / Poverty, food security, and agricultural biotechnology : challenges and opportunities / Information and communication technology in developing countries of Asia / Financing information technology diffusion in low-income Asian developing countries / Policies to make techology work for the poor. Inaugural address / Keynote speech / Myoung-Ho Shin -- Technology and development policy in poverty reduction : the case of Thailand / Technology and growth : Ireland's recent experience / Intellectual property protection : what role in the 20th century history of innovation? / Technology policies and investment strategies / Enabling people to make technologies work for them / Poverty alleviation in the People's Republic of China's rural areas : problems, strategy, policy and the role of science and technology / Technology, investment and development : some reflections from Portugal / Information technology and development co-operation : a view from the dot force / Jorge Braga de Macedo and Tadao Chino -- David O'Connor Yun-Hwan Kim -- Maurizio Bussolo David O'Connor -- Timo Goeschl Timothy Swanson -- Nihal Amerasinghe -- Brahm Prakash -- Yun-Hwan Kim -- François Huwart -- Suwit Khunkitti -- Desmond O'Malley -- John Kay -- Yoginder K. Alagh -- Lahiru Perera -- Liu Yanhua -- José Braz -- Gilles Bregant. and Part 1. and and Part 2.
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Poverty--Asia Poverty--Pacific Area Technology--Economic aspects--Asia Technology--Economic aspects--Pacific Area