Alternative Technology: A Viewpoint from India. Reddy, A. K. N. Social Studies of Science, 5(3):331–342, August, 1975. ![Alternative Technology: A Viewpoint from India [link]](https://bibbase.org/img/filetypes/link.svg "link")
Paper doi abstract bibtex "The situation with respect to the development of alternative technologies in India is therefore quite mixed - a far too hesitant and inadequate commitment at the national level, and embryonic efforts at the institutional level. But, looming in the background, is the economic crisis which may well prove the determining factor in the choice of technologies. The escalating price of imported oil has had alarming consequences, including a colossal drain on foreign exchange, and a serious shortage of fertilizers and power. Road and rail transport, too, have been badly hit, and there is a general threat of industrial recession amidst a desperate situation with regard to food. Above all, the unemployment problem is worsening year by year as a growing population thrusts millions into the work-force. Implicit in all this, but clearly perceived by the elite, is the inevitable political repercussion of the gathering economic storm. It is no surprise, therefore, that arguments for alternative technology are being voiced in ever-widening circles." [From the conlcuding section of the ppaper]
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abstract = {"The situation with respect to the development of alternative technologies in India is therefore quite mixed - a far too hesitant and inadequate commitment at the national level, and embryonic efforts at the institutional level. But, looming in the background, is the economic crisis which may well prove the determining factor in the choice of technologies. The escalating price of imported oil has had alarming consequences, including a colossal drain on foreign exchange, and a serious shortage of fertilizers and power. Road and rail transport, too, have been badly hit, and there is a general threat of industrial recession amidst a desperate situation with regard to food. Above all, the unemployment problem is worsening
year by year as a growing population thrusts millions into the work-force. Implicit in all this, but clearly perceived by the elite, is the inevitable political repercussion of the gathering economic storm. It is no surprise, therefore, that arguments for alternative technology are being voiced in ever-widening circles."
[From the conlcuding section of the ppaper]},
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