Alternative Development Strategies and Appropriate Technology

1979 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 421
Author(s):  
William Diebold ◽  
Romesh K. Diwan ◽  
Dennis Livingston ◽  
Austin Robinson
Keyword(s):  
Development Strategies ◽  
Appropriate Technology ◽  
Alternative Development

Appropriate technology: the challenge of the second generation

1980 ◽  
Vol 209 (1174) ◽  
pp. 7-14 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Second Generation ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Basic Needs ◽  
Development Strategies ◽  
Appropriate Technology ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
National Planning ◽  
Research Centres

Appropriate technology, defined here as a low-cost technology aimed at helping to meet the most basic needs of the world’s poorest people, can only be a viable proposition if its proponents succeed in making the transition from the first to the second generation, i. e. from the small-scale experiments and pilot innovations of today, to the massive applica­tion of new devices (hardware) and new forms of organization (soft­ware). The main agents in this second generation are national planning institutions, government ministries, established research centres, development agencies, financial institutions and industrial corporations. Some of the ways in which this transition can be facilitated are exam­ined, as well as a number of specific issues such as intelligence policies in appropriate technology, the structure of decision-making mechanisms and the linkage between appropriate technology and overall development strategies.

scholarly journals Optimal adjustment to trade shocks under alternative development strategies

1989 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 451-505 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irma Adelman ◽  
Erinc Yeldan ◽  
Alexander Sarris ◽  
David W. Roland-Holst
Keyword(s):  
Development Strategies ◽  
Alternative Development ◽  
Trade Shocks ◽  
Optimal Adjustment

scholarly journals The political economy of e‐learning educational development: strategies, standardisation and scalability

2004 ◽  
Vol 46 (6/7) ◽  
pp. 370-379 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacqueline Kenney ◽  
Antoine Hermens ◽  
Thomas Clarke
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Educational Development ◽  
Development Strategies ◽  
Appropriate Technology ◽  
The Political ◽  
Governance Structures ◽  
Technology Platforms ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Developed Nations ◽  
Further Development

The development of e‐learning by government through policy, funding allocations, research‐based collaborative projects and alliances has increased recently in both developed and under‐developed nations. The paper notes that government, industry and corporate users are increasingly focusing on standardisation issues and the scalability of technology platforms to meet demand. This paper assesses the challenges for further development that e‐learning faces in the coming years, including: access to appropriate technology, scalability, measurement, and changed governance structures.

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