Volume 4 Issue 2 (1986)
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KOREAN INDUSTRIAL POLICY
Industrialisation needs to be nourished by means of industrial policy. This paper examines the Korean experience, reporting on the course of industrialisation, the choice of technology, the structure of industry,…
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ON THE POTENTIAL, REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITATIONS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN MANUFACTURING
Recent and prospective advances in information technology have generated growing interest in its potential. To its enthusiastic promoters, information technology is a ‘good thing’ and hence more is obviously better.…
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ORGANISATIONAL HAZARDS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY — TOWARDS A NEW RISK ASSESSMENT PROGRAM
Great progress in the field of recombinant DNA technology has masked concern about the safety of the procedures involved. It seems that those carrying out oncogene research using these techniques…
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TECHNOLOGY AND PUBLIC CHOICE: STRATEGIES FOR TECHNOLOGICAL CONTROL AND THE SELECTION OF TECHNOLOGIES
Despite a dramatic growth in interest in technology over the last two decades, this has not resulted in a clear understanding of either the nature of technological change or the…
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THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT OFFSETS PROGRAM
The Australian government offsets program has been in place since 1970, but until recently, with the publication of the report of the Committee of Review on Offsets, it has operated…
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INDUSTRIAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL POLICIES IN POSTWAR WESTERN EUROPE
The structuralist thinking that generates industry and technology policies does not arise in a vacuum since all economic policies have structuralist implications. As economic policies change over time, so do…
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ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT INFORMATION IN AGRICULTURE
Recent developments in electronic technology offer possibilities for management information systems in agriculture, which differ radically from traditional information sources. This paper illustrates how all the elements are now available…
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LET THE IGNORANT CONSUMER BEWARE: CONSUMER INFORMATION AND EFFICIENCY OF CONSUMER DECISION MAKING IN THE USA
Although many of the institutions which make up the modern economy pour out data which they hope will be used by consumers in their decision on what to consume, consumers…
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COMMENTARY ROTHSCHILD IN AUSTRALIA? THE ORGANISATION OF R & D IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
The Rothschild scheme was introduced in the UK in 1972 and there have been recent calls for a similar approach from Australian government departments. However, numerous reviews and reports on…