Technology Choice and Employment Generation by Multinational Enterprises in Developing Countries


Book Description

Research report on choice of technology and the role played by multinational enterprises in employment creation in developing countries - includes case studies of Brazil, Singapore, India, Nigeria and Kenya; discusses direct and indirect effects and the impact of government policy; concludes that backward and forward linkages between MNE subsidiarys and local level enterprises are more important than the MNE's choice of technology.




Unemployment and the Multinationals


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Monograph on unemployment and the role of multinational enterprises in Latin America - recommends labour intensive technologies and appropriate choice of technology for technological change and employment opportunity creation, and shows how multinational companies could contribute thereto. Bibliography pp. 146 to 153 and references.




Future Employment & Technological Change


Book Description

Study of the future impact of technological change on employment and its implications for postindustrial society - considers unemployment trends, and the potential of the industrial sector, service sector and public sector for employment creation; claims that economic growth and higher productivity will not ensure full employment; argues for a work attitude that dissociates income from work, and for employment policies, fiscal policies and subsidies to expand employment opportunity; draws examples from the UK. References, statistical tables.




Technological Change and Economic Catch-up


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This book tackles the issue of technological and economic catch-up by examining the role that public research institutions and local policy play in the promotion of this process by fostering local science-technology linkages with incoming foreign-owned multinationals.




Technological Change, Industrial Restructuring and Regional Development


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Originally published in 1986, this book was published at a time when the manufacturing structure of advanced economies was transformed. The growing internationalization of production, the rising power of giant corporations and the increasing rate of technological innovation remain key issues today. The impact of these changes is felt unevenly between regions, shown by huge job losses in some places and high-tech based growth in others. Drawing together contributions from economists, geographers, sociologists and management specialists, the problems facing the declining regions are discussed and analyzed. The book will be of interest to researchers, planners and policymakers concerned with the regional aspects of technological change and industrial restructuring.




The Impact of Technological Change on Employment and Economic Growth


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Job desplacement; The employment and labor market adjustment: evidence from the displaced worker surveys; Technological change and the extent of frictional and structural unemployment; The effects of technological change on skills and the distribution of earnings and income; Sectoral patterns of technology adoption; Trade, tax, and diffusion policy issues.




Technology and Global Industry


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Multinational Corporations, Technology Transfer, and Employment Generation: a Case Study of Hong Kong Manufacturing


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Research report on the role of multinational enterprises in technology transfer and employment creation in Hong Kong - based on a sample survey of 529 industrial enterprises in the textile industry, clothing industry, electronics industry and plastics industry, finds technology transfer and diffusion, technological change, employment and in plant training to be higher in foreign enterprises, but research and development and Innovation to be not significantly higher than in local firms. References.