East-West Technology Transfer

This is a review of the issues and opportunities in the transfer of technology between advanced industrial countries and the countries of the former Soviet Union. A major theme is the complex socio-technological aspects of the process, together with the related human factors and leadership requirements. The book presents an open exchange of views on the difficult obstacles that the countries of the former Soviet Union need to overcome and the market economy countries of the west need to understand. Issues of patents, intellectual property, personnel training, reorganization of formerly centralized economies, incentives, information exchange, and possible models for effective transfer are highlighted, together with specific examples and discussions of up-to-date knowledge about technology transfer.