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| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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110526s2011 ilua b 001 0 eng c |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780821388181 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780821388860 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
IEN/DLC |
| Transcribing agency |
DLC |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
HC900.Z9 |
| Item number |
T44 2011 |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
338.0640968 |
| Item number |
FOS |
| 245 00 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Fostering technology absorption in Southern African enterprises. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc |
Washington, D.C. : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc |
2011. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
xviii, 201 p. : |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
"This study was carried out by a team jointly led by Itzhak Goldberg (Consultant) and Smita Kuriakose (Economist, the World Bank) and comprised of David E. Kaplan (Professor, University of Cape Town), Krista Tuomi (Lecturer, American University), Reza Daniels (Lecturer, University of Cape Town) and Peter Draper (Senior Research Fellow, SAIIA)." |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
<br/><br/>While economic theory considers technological progress to be a key factor for sustained long-term economic growth and job creation, technology absorption is particularly an important driver for 'catch-up growth.' This study seeks to identify channels of technology transfer and absorption for Southern African enterprises, constraints to greater technology absorption, and discuss policy options open to governments and the private sector in light of relevant international experience. It has been done based on sector and enterprise case studies carried in four countries: South Africa, |
| 590 ## - Local Notes: Cataloguer & Date |
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| Local note |
oif 18/07/2018 |
| 591 ## - Local Note: Item Class (Ref/Loans/Arch): Loans |
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| Local Note: Item Class |
Loans |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Technology transfer |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Technological innovations |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Investments, Foreign |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME |
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| Geographic name |
Africa, Southern |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Goldberg, Itzhak, |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Kuriakose, Smita. |
| 710 2# - ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME |
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| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element |
World Bank. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type |
Monograph & others |
| 949 ## - LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (Call No. /Shelf Ref) |
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| Call No. /Shelf Ref |
338.0640968 FOS |
