TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERS TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES THROUGH CONSULTING ENGINEERS: A MODEL AND EMPIRICAL OBSERVATIONS FROM CANADA

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The Developing EconomiesVolume 24, Issue 3 p. 229-250 Free Access TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERS TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES THROUGH CONSULTING ENGINEERS: A MODEL AND EMPIRICAL OBSERVATIONS FROM CANADA Ecichard SIGGEL, Ecichard SIGGELSearch for more papers by this author Ecichard SIGGEL, Ecichard SIGGELSearch for more papers by this author First published: September 1986 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1746-1049.1986.tb00083.xCitations: 3 Earlier versions of this paper were presented at the 1983 meetings of the Canadian Economic Association and the North American Economics and Finance Association. Helpful comments from S. Lanfranco, D. C. MacCharles, and an editorial reader of this journal are gratefully acknowledged. The research was supported by a grant from the Canadian Innovation Studies Programme. 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