Araujo, Ricardo Azevedo; Teixeira, Joanílio Rodolpho - In: Nova Economia 21 (2011) 3, pp. 331-349
In this paper we study some mechanisms that block a rapid diffusion of technological progress from advanced to underdeveloped countries. In order to accomplish this task we focus on two approaches that challenge the view that technological gaps between rich and poor nations are diminishing.