Abstract
The problem of choosing and adopting a strategy towards technologies appropriate to developing countries necessarily involves multiple objectives. A possible methodology for guiding the selection of technologies is outlined based on the use of attribute matrices, and some aspects of the problems involved in such a method are explored on the basis of a few case studies. One study illustrates the use of social cost benefit methods (that is where the vector of objectives can be comprised in a single scalar objective function). Another illustrates the problems in comparing technologies which are radically different in scale, sophistication and impact on the local economy, and some of the special problems associated with rural problems are noted. Finally current work towards developing a comprehensive methodology is briefly outlined.
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