The paper is a review of approaches towards institutional technology support for small-scale
manufacturing enterprises in developing countries since the early 1970s. Early programmes …

This paper is concerned with technology development for poor and marginalised groups,
engaged in small-and micro-enterprise activities in developing economies. We attempt to …

Different case studies in this book have shown that local technological development is
important for promotion of innovation for SMEs. The local adaptation capacity should be …

Towards Global Action for Appropriate Technology evaluates the feasibility of establishing
and implementing an international mechanism for the promotion of appropriate technology …

It is widely accepted that microenterprises are an important source of goods and services,
income, and employment in developing countries, particularly for low-income groups. This is …

Macro-policies are those that concern aggregates in the economy, like the level of taxation,
public expenditure, money supply, or exchange rate, while meso-policies are those that …

This paper focuses on two questions: why small-scale rather than largescale industries, and
what policies and measures have been advocated and used to help develop small-scale …

This paper explores how to create enabling environment for the development of small-scale
industries (SSIs) which are globally noted for their immense contributions to development …

Based upon the experiences of a diverse set of countries-including Denmark, Egypt,
Germany, Ghana, Indonesia, Italy, Japan and the United States-this analysis describes the …

Abstract Smallholders in Asia and Africa are affected by increasingly complex national and
global ecological and economic changes. Agricultural innovation and technology shifts are …