Technology Choice and Employment Generation by Multinational Enterprises in Developing Countries


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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.




Third World Multinationals


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The Impact of Multinational Enterprises on Employment and Training


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Report on the impact of multinational enterprises on employment and training, particularly in developing countries - examines technology transfer, employment opportunity creation (incl. In developed countries), vocational training in developing countries, etc. References and statistical tables.
















Proposal for a Program in Appropriate Technology


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Role of USA. Report on an a.i.d. Proposal for a technical cooperation programme focused on appropriate labour intensive choice of technology in developing countries - includes references.




Public Enterprise, Technology and Employment in Developing Countries


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Working paper on choice of technology and employment creation in public enterprises in developing countries - finds them to be more capital intensive than private enterprise in spite of employment policy goals; examines the institutional framework from which technological decision making emerges out of conflicting objectives. Graphs and references.