Conceptualizing Technological Change
Author | : Govindan Parayil |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 2002 |
ISBN-10 | : 0742520048 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780742520042 |
Rating | : 4/5 (48 Downloads) |
Download or read book Conceptualizing Technological Change written by Govindan Parayil and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2002 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this original and thoughtful book, Govindan 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.