Notes the existence of private technology transfer or transactions but examines in some detail the efforts of UNDP/TCDC; OAS; the Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation; USAID; the Peace Corps and the International Development Research Centre, noting that they have been particularly important in both the promotion and implementation of the concept of technology transfer.
Examines in detail the types and methods of technology transfer which range from agricultural extensions to seminars and workshops.…
En términos de su contenido, este artículo sigue la línea del Boletín FAL No. 167, si bien ahora se revisa exclusivamente lo que ha ocurrido en materia de facilitación del comercio en APEC. Así, se amplían y actualizan los antecedentes anteriormente entregados en el citado Boletín. Además, se han incorporado más elementos analíticos.…
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Introduction Trade and development issues have been the focus of economists, policy makers and international organizations for decades. However, environmental concerns have only come to the fore within the last couple of decades largely as a result of the work of scientists on, for example, climate change and loss in biodiversity as well as the lobbying activities of environmental groups, such as Greenpeace. The linking of environment to trade only gained international prominence since the negotiations for the Canada-United States Free Trade Area in the 1980s. However, although enviro…