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Institutions, Technology and Development in Africa

Institutions, Technology and Development in Africa

Jeffrey James

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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Año de edición:
2018
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Empresa y gestión
ISBN:
9781138545823
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An extensive literature has demonstrated that technologies in Sub-Saharan Africa are largely inappropriate:that is,that they are typically capital and import-intensive rather than labour and local input-intensive.These technologies have created a pattern of development that is highly unequal with widespread unemployment and under employment.

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