The subject paper of Sanjaya Lall (2001) was the background paper for UNDP’s Human Development Report 2001 and is the one which presents an excellent review and reference for hi-level technology policy development in developing countires. It builds mainly on data from his 2000 paper referenced below, but concretizes his previous theoretical contributions on technological capability and catching up since late 80s.
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Lall, S. (2000) ‘The technological structure and performance of developing country manufactured exports, 1985-98’, Oxford Development Studies, 28(3).