Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies
Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies
Preface 9
1. The God That Limps 15
2. Technology in a New Era 27
The End of Cheap Oil 30
From Abundance to Scarcity 37
A New Economic Environment 42
A Restructured World Economy 46
New Demands and New Values 55
3. Knowledge and Power 61
A $150 Billion Global Enterprise 63
The Changing Geography of R&D 67
The World's Scientific Priorities 71
Feeding the Military Machine 72
The Knowledge Business 78
Energy: The New Growth Area 86
Knowledge for Profits 89
Needs and Priorities 94
4. Innovation, Productivity, and Jobs 97
An Innovation Recession 98
Technological Change and Business Cycles 104
The Microelectronics Revolution 109
Biotechnology: A New Source of Growth? 121
Technology and Jobs 129
5. Technology and Development 143
The Technological World Order 144
Needed: One Billion Jobs 149
Technology For the Small Producer 154
Meeting Basic Needs 163
Building Technological Capacity 171
Building International Bridges 178
6. Technical Change and Society 185
Technology and Sustainability 186
Technology and Democracy 192
Notes 199
Index 213
