The international diffusion of new technologies: A multitechnology analysis of latecomer advantage and global economic integration

Annals of the Association of American Geographers

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 789-808

  Perkins, Richard ^a   Neumayer, Eric ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Globalization; Industrialization; Latecomer; Technology

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC INTEGRATION; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; GLOBAL ECONOMY; GLOBALIZATION; INDUSTRIALIZATION; POLICY REFORM; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 33745221397     PISSN: 00045608     EISSN: 14678306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8306.2005.00487.x     Document Type: Article

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