Showing papers on "Appropriate technology published in 1975"
TL;DR: The current technology problem as it differs from that of the nineteenth century and its nature in the context of development strategy lead to the conclusion that Technical Consultancy Service Centers in relevant fields are essential if specific technology gaps are to be identified and suitable technology policy devised.
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TL;DR: In the light of lively and widespread interest in developing-country technology, it is not surprising that the search for what is appropriate should be bedevilled by semantic confusion as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: In the light of lively and widespread interest in developing-country technology it is not surprising that the search for what is ‘appropriate’ should be bedevilled by semantic confusion. This is, nevertheless, a nuisance which imposes on those who participate in the search and related discussion a tiresome obligation to try to make more than usually clear the meaning of the terms they use. In this regard, it comes naturally to economists to take as ‘appropriate’ that technology (set of inputs and processes) which would minimise the cost of production of a given volume of a given good in any particular location. This minimum cost can, of course, be calculated either at market or social prices, and the application of the latter — if they accurately reflected the real opportunity costs to the economy of the various factor inputs — would for many identify the optimum technology.
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