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Replacing the Concept of High Technology: Towards a Diffusion-Based Approach

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  • R McArthur

    (School of Geography, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, England; School of Geography and Geology, College of St Paul and St Mary, Cheltenham, Glos GL50 2RH, England)

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It is argued that definitions of high technology have been inadequate but that rather than seeking a more precise definition along existing lines, alternative approaches should be developed. An approach is proposed which categorises technologies according to their level of diffusion in the economy. A basic distinction between newly emerging and widely diffusing technologies is outlined and an attempt is made to measure their diffusion.

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  • R McArthur, 1990. "Replacing the Concept of High Technology: Towards a Diffusion-Based Approach," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 22(6), pages 811-828, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:envira:v:22:y:1990:i:6:p:811-828
    DOI: 10.1068/a220811
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    1. Coombs, R. & Kleinknecht, A., 1983. "New evidence on the shift toward process innovation during the long wave upswing," Serie Research Memoranda 0007, VU University Amsterdam, Faculty of Economics, Business Administration and Econometrics.
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    1. Lücke, Matthias, 1992. "Technischer Fortschritt und die Arbeitsteilung zwischen Industrie- und Entwicklungsländern: eine empirische Analyse," Open Access Publications from Kiel Institute for the World Economy 758, Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel).
    2. Charles Craypo & Frank Wilkinson, 2011. "The Low Road to Competitive Failure: Immigrant Labour and Emigrant Jobs in the US," Chapters, in: Jonathan Michie (ed.), The Handbook of Globalisation, Second Edition, chapter 17, Edward Elgar Publishing.

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