Technology Transfer and Economic Growth in Sub-Sahara African Countries
This book provides a pragmatic analytical model grounded on the solid idea that technologies and the accompanying implementation efforts only make sense if they are successfully deployed in markets. The analytical model also provides an exhaustive analysi
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Technology Transfer and Economic Growth in SubSahara African Countries Lessons from East Asia
Technology Transfer and Economic Growth in Sub-Sahara African Countries
Nathaniel O. Agola
Technology Transfer and Economic Growth in Sub-Sahara African Countries Lessons from East Asia
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Nathaniel O. Agola Doshisha University Kyoto Japan
ISBN 978-3-662-49555-1 DOI 10.1007/978-3-662-49557-5
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Acknowledgments
This book is the result of years of research work and intellectual interaction with many scholars of development economics and innovation studies. First and foremost, I devote my appreciation to the late Prof. Ichiro Inukai who was the first person to introduce me to the subject matter of technology and economic growth. Equally deserving of my appreciation is the late Prof. Mitsuru Wakabayashi, who through constructive intellectual criticism helped to shape my work in development economics and innovation. Professor Du Sop Cho contributed immensely in deepening my understanding of multinational corporations and private sector technology best practices, and foreign direct investment patterns in the industrially successful East Asian countries. I have also gained much knowledge about technology transfer practices of Japanese MNCs by being a member of the Japanese MNCs study group, courtesy of Prof. Tetsuo Abo, to whom I am deeply indebted for his ability to bring clarity to understanding in the process of hybridization of Japanese MNC operations globally. I also benefitted immensely from the field visits organized by Prof. Abo to Japanese companies from various African countries. I cannot miss to thank my family for their daily support for my work. Lastly, many thanks
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