Overview
- A comprehensive and rigorous study of technology adoption and diffusion in developing countries from historical perspective
- Presents new results in the context of India which are both policy-reflective and of fervent interest for academic research
- Includes the use of state-of-the-art quantitative methods with rigorous economic theory
Part of the book series: India Studies in Business and Economics (ISBE)
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book presents a comprehensive study of adoption and diffusion of technology in developing countries in a historical perspective. Combining the development of growth trajectories of the Indian economy in general and its manufacturing industry in particular, the book highlights the effective marriage between qualitative and quantitative methods for a better understanding and explaining of many hidden dynamic behaviors of adoption and diffusion trend in manufacturing industry. The use of various econometric methods is aimed to equip readers to make a judgement of the current state of diffusion pattern of new technologies in India and simulate a desirable future pattern in view of the various pro-industrial growth policies.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Claude Diebolt is a CNRS Research Professor in Economics, esp. Cliometrics at the University of Strasbourg, France.
Tapas Mishra is an Associate Professor in Econometrics at Southampton Business School, University of Southampton, UK.
Mamata Parhi is a Senior Lecturer in Economics at Roehampton Business School, University of Roehampton, UK.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Dynamics of Distribution and Diffusion of New Technology
Book Subtitle: A Contribution to the Historical, Economic and Social Route of a Developing Economy
Authors: Claude Diebolt, Tapas Mishra, Mamata Parhi
Series Title: India Studies in Business and Economics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32744-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-32743-3Published: 27 June 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-81360-8Published: 31 May 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-32744-0Published: 20 June 2016
Series ISSN: 2198-0012
Series E-ISSN: 2198-0020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 236
Number of Illustrations: 7 b/w illustrations, 19 illustrations in colour
Topics: Development Economics, Economic History, Economic Geography, R & D/Technology Policy, Statistics for Business, Management, Economics, Finance, Insurance, Methodology of the Social Sciences