Mastering the Machine: Poverty, Aid and Technology

Part 1 The failure to learn from failure: technology in history the Third World today - one billion in absolute poverty the best of the West - thinking big where are they now - Schumacher, Pearson and Brown the ten percent solution - thinking small. Part 2 What we know: institutions and technology appropriate macroeconomics rural development - a focus on agriculture employment - the overwhelming issue education, health, population and shelter. Part 3 An enabling environment: policy people decision makers.