Technology Transfer and Change in the Arab World. The Proceedings of a Seminar of the United Nations Economic Commission for Western Asia, Organized by the Natural Resources, Science and Technology Division, Beirut, 9–14 October 1977

Content: 
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Preface, Pages ix-x, A.B. Zahlan
Foreword, Pages xi-xii, M.S. Al-Attar
Participants, Pages xiii-xvii
Established Patterns of Technology Acquisition in the Arab World, Pages 1-27, A.B. Zahlan
The Role of Science and Technology Policy in Technological Change in Developing Countries, Pages 29-49, Adel A. Sabet
The Status of Science and Technology in the Western Asia Region (), Pages 51-94, NRST Division/ECWA
Finance and Technology Transfer, Pages 95-114, Georges Corm
Possible Mechanisms for the Transfer and Development of Technology, Pages 115-125, UNCTAD Secretariat
An Approach to the Generation of Technologies Appropriate for Rural Development, Pages 127-147, Amilcar O. Herrera
The 1976 CASTARAB Rabat Meeting: A Review, Pages 149-162, O.A. El-Kholy
Science and Technology in the United Nations System, Pages 163-172, Bertrand H. Chatel
International Sub-contracting and Transfer of Technology to LDC's, Pages 173-184, Dimitri Germidis
Values, Social Organization and Technology Change in the Arab World, Pages 185-203, Elia T. Zureik
Impact of Technical Change on the Structure of the Labour Force in the ECWA Region, Pages 205-221, Nadia M. El-Shishini
Water Science and Technology in the Middle East Since 1945, Pages 223-235, E. Barton Worthington
Agricultural Water Use, Pages 237-269, Richard Palmer-Jones, Ian Carruthers
Satellite Remote Sensing for Basin Development and Monitoring, Pages 271-291, J.A. Howard
Induced Adjustment and the Role of Agriculture in Economic Development: A Case Study of Egypt and Syria, Pages 293-315, Syed Ahmad, Atif Abdallah Kubursi
The Role of Low-Cost Technology for Increasing Agricultural Productivity in the ECWA Region, Pages 317-323, ECWA/FAO Joint Agricultural Division
The Transfer of Technology and Investment Policy Design: A Case Study in Rural Poverty, Pages 325-331, ECWA/FAO Joint Agricultural Division
Transportation Bottlenecks, Planning and Technology Transfer, Pages 333-342, K. Philip Rahbany
Desalination Application in Western Asia, Pages 343-368, K.C. Channabasappa
Development of Industrial Technology Transfer Through Specialized Centres: A Case Study and Critical Analysis, Pages 369-384, Yusef K. Mazhar
Appropriate Technology, Employment and Basic Needs in Arab Countries with Special Reference to the Food Industries, Pages 385-399, C.G. Baron
Prospects and Scope for Solar Energy, Pages 401-431, John B. Goodenough
Impediments to the Technological Development of the Petroleum and Mineral Resources Sector in the Arab World, Pages 433-450, Adnan Mustafa
Transfer of Technology in the Arab Steel Industry, Pages 451-470, Omar Grine
Index of Contributors, Pages 471-472
Subject Index, Pages 473-506