Critically assess the role of technology transfer in the international spread of industry

Critically assess the role of technology transfer in the international spread of industry

In this paper, you are required to review the historiographical debate about technology transfer and assess how technological advance and market power affect technology transfer. Also, you are required to assess the impact of the international patent system and finally, offer an opportunity of developing broader analytical and inter-disciplinary skills through the use and interpretation of statistical data sets and other primary material in your report.

Course Aims

■ Review the historiographical debate about technology transfer in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries

■ Assess how technological advance and market power affect technology transfer

■ Assess the impact of the international patent system on inter-firm co-operation and on technology transfer

■ Offer an opportunity of developing broader analytical and inter-disciplinary skills through the use and interpretation of statistical data sets and other primary material

Intended Learning Outcomes of Course

By the end of this course students will be able to:

■ Critically assess the role of technology transfer in the international spread of industry

■ Broadly evaluate how market structure affects the costs and successful adoption of borrowed technology

■ Critically assess how the international patent system may influence the transfer and adoption of technology

■ Critically evaluate primary material, notably statistical data sets and official publications