Conceptualizing technological change
Subtitle: theoretical and empirical explorations
By: Govindan Parayil.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield; Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 211
Subjects: Technology -- Social aspects.; Technological innovations -- Social aspects.
Description: "In this book, Parayil draws together current scholarship from disciplines ranging from history to economics to sociology as he develops a cohesive theory of technological change. Drawing on a detailed case study of the Green Revolution in Indian agriculture, Parayil convincingly argues that technological change is contingent upon the social-historical process of knowledge change. Thus, he explores the policy implications of analyzing technological change as a problem-solving activity.

This book will also be valuable for those interested in such practical applications as understanding the process of technology transfer."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-203) and index.