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Pragmatic Analytical Framework for Technology Transfer and Economic Growth

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Technology Transfer and Economic Growth in Sub-Sahara African Countries

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This chapter analyzes diverse, multi-level and complex variables impacting technology transfer management of the process and implications for economic growth in emerging economies, therefore directly applying to SSA countries.

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Agola, N.O. (2016). Pragmatic Analytical Framework for Technology Transfer and Economic Growth. In: Technology Transfer and Economic Growth in Sub-Sahara African Countries. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-49557-5_4

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