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29Technology, globalization , and international competitiveness : Challenges for developing countriesCarl Dahlman*1. IntroductionThis paper traces the role of technology in economic growth and competitive-ness, summarizes the strategies of the fastest growing economies over the last 50years from the perspective of their technology strategy, summarizes some of thekey global trends which are making it more difficult for developing countries toreplicate the fast growth experience of the countries mentioned, and traces theimpact of the rise of China on developing countries. The main argument of thispaper is that technology is an increasingly important element of globalisationand of competitiveness and that the acceleration in the rate of technologicalchange and the pre-requisites necessary to participate effectively in globalisa-tion are making it more difficult

29 Technology, globalization, and international competitiveness: Challenges for developing countries Carl Dahlman* 1. Introduction This paper traces the role of technology in economic growth and ...

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