From Technology Transfer to Technology Management in China

by Theodor Leuenberger (Editor)

This book deals with the Chinese economy and ways in which modern technology can improve its efficiency. Access to technology, especially the new technologies, will be crucial if China's modernisation efforts are to succeed. But access is only the first barrier. What is then needed is its thorough assimilation throughout the economy. China's science and technology resources are considerable but are very ineffectively utilised. A major constraint to an effective use of imported technology is the still largely planned nature of Chinese industry, the role of the defence-oriented sector and the lack of demand for technology by Chinese enterprises. The book analyses the difficulties in respect to the assimilation of modern technology and proposes ways to overcome them.

281 pages, Hardcover

First published May 9, 1990