What were the main developments in international trade in steel during the period 1983 to 1993? Providing a statistical analysis of these on an area by area basis, this publication outlines the impact of the multiple changes in the world order on world trade in steel. The collapse of the CMEA, fo...
In 1994, the OECD published a report entitled "Biotechnology for a Clean Environment-Prevention,
Detectioo, Remediation". This report raised a number of issues, scientific, industrial and
economic, relating to the bottlenecks which inhibit the wider application of biotreatment and
bioremediati...
A number of alternatives have been proposed to fill the gap between the supply and demand of organs and the past few years have seen the development of various approaches derived from recent advances in biotechnology. Among these technologies is xenotranspolantation the transplantation of viable ...
Synthetic biology is at such an early stage of development that there is no uniform agreement as yet about what it actually is. To some, it represents a natural extension of genetic engineering, and therefore is "business as usual". For others, it is a way to bring mass manufacturing out from the...
Technlogical innovation can help realise environmental objectives in a less costly manner than would otherwise be the case. Thus, understanding the role that technological innovation can play in achieving environmental objectives is important for policy debates. However, the relationship between ...
Korea’s exceptional economic success over the last half century has few parallels and has been driven in no small part by a firm commitment to innovation. Among its strengths, Korea has one of the highest rates of spending on R&D in the world, much of is performed by private firms. It also has a ...
The information society can be found at the interseclion of the once distinct industries of telecornmunications, broadcasting, and computing, based around a paradigm of digital information. One dri ving force has lo do with persistent increases in the processing power of computers on the market, ...
Today's rapid advances in science and technology mean that OECD economies are increasingly based on knowledge. At the same time, countries are increasingly integrated into the world economy, through international flows of goods and services, investment, people and ideas. This has given rise to ne...
Today, the world's economies are facing some extraordinary challenges. While the effects of the recent economic downturn are still being felt, new pressures ares stretching many governmentes ability to instigate a recovery and national debt levels and unemployment remain high. The pace and scale ...
