Factors Influencing Technology Selection Case Study of Thal-Vaishet and Hazira Fertiliser Projects

Case Study of Thal-Vaishet and Hazira Fertiliser Projects Biswajit Dhar Earlier studies have emphasised that the dependent nature of industrialisation in the developing countries can be traced back to the dependence of these countries on imported technology. This monocausal explanation does not seem to be quite valid when some more advanced countries are considered. In countries like India the gradual maturing of the industrialisation process has resulted in the development of modern technology by the local firms in some sectors of the economy.