Development technology will have a crucial role to play in the realization of the Third World’s ambitious industrialization plans. Professor Havemann presents a system of development technologies which is expected to help in establishing appropriate organizational and research facilities.

This paper is intended to provide an updated discussion on a series of issues that the relevant literature suggests to be crucial in dealing with the challenges a middle income country may encounter in its attempts to further catch-up a higher income status. In particular, the conventional...