This study is based on the concept of Kondratiev´s technological waves as an analytical instrument for examining the processes of technological evolution. It aims at setting feasible indicators for this evolutionary development in order to provide a regulatory instrument for policy makers. In...

Ecological concerns have never been top of the list for Australian policy makers in recent years. Instead, they have struggled with issues of reliance on the export of primary commodities with declining terms of trade, dependence on the import of capital and shortages of managerial expertise....