Global Economic Prospects 2008: Technology Diffusion in the Developing WorldWorld Bank Publications, 2008 M01 8 - 220 pages 'Global Economic Prospects 2008: Technology Diffusion in the Developing World' examines the state of technology in developing countries and the pace with which it has advanced since the early 1990s. It reveals both encouraging and cautionary trends. On the one hand, the pace of technological progress in developing countries has been much faster than in high-income countries-reflecting increased exposure to foreign technology as a result of linkages with high-skilled diasporas and the opening of these countries to international trade and foreign direct investment.On the other hand, the technology gap remains large, and the domestic factors that determine how quickly technologies spread within developing countries often stymie progress, especially among low-income countries. This year's 'Global Economic Prospects' comes on the heels of an extended period of strong growth and a 15 year period of strong performance in much of the developing world, which has contributed to substantial declines in global poverty. While high oil prices and heightened market volatility may signal a coming pause in this process, over the longer term continued technological progress should continue to push back poverty. 'Rapid technological progress in developing countries has been central to the reduction of poverty in recent decades. While the integration of global markets has played and will continue to play a key role in this, future success will increasingly depend on strengthening technical competencies and the business environment for innovative firms in developing countries.' - Graeme Wheeler, Managing Director, The World Bank |
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Page xvi - UNCTAD United Nations Conference on Trade and Development UNDP United Nations Development Programme UNEP United Nations Environment Programme UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization UNFPA United Nations Fund for Population Activities UNHCR United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees UNICEF United Nations Children's Fund...
Page 112 - East Asia and the Pacific, Europe and Central Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, the Middle East and North Africa, South Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa.
Page 143 - HENDERSON (1993) found that patent citations tend to occur more frequently within the state in which they were patented than outside of that state, but AUDRETSCH and FELDMAN (1996) found that the propensity of innovative activity to cluster geographically tends to be greater in industries where new economic knowledge plays a more important role.
Page 96 - Kaufmann et al. (2003) captures six dimensions, including voice and accountability, political stability, government effectiveness, regulatory quality, rule of law, and control of corruption.
Page 67 - Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Middle East and North Africa growth in 1990-2000 exceeded that in the previous decade but declined in 2001.
Page 92 - Latin America and the Caribbean, the Middle East and North Africa, and Sub-Saharan Africa — show less Figure 1.15 Rising openness to trade Trade (exports and imports) to GDP ratio (percent) Source: World Bank.
Page 17 - The number of people living on less than a dollar a day has remained unchanged at 1.3 bn (Denny and Brittain, The Guardian, 12th July, 1999).
Page 101 - Coco, A. (2005). Measuring technological capabilities at the country level: A survey and a menu for choice.
Page 46 - Middle East and North Africa; Sub-Saharan Africa; Latin America and the Caribbean (see Appendix).
Page 93 - It is constructed from four indicators: manufacturing value added per capita, manufactured exports per capita, share of medium and high-technology products in manufacturing value added, and share of medium- and high -technology products in manufactured exports.