Toc: Content: Front Matter, Page iiiCopyright, Page ivPreface, Pages ix-x, A.B. ZahlanForeword, Pages xi-xii, M.S. Al-AttarParticipants, Pages xiii-xviiEstablished Patterns of Technology Acquisition in the Arab World, Pages 1-27, A.B. ZahlanThe Role of Science and Technology Policy in Technological Change in Developing Countries, Pages 29-49, Adel A. SabetThe Status of Science and Technology in the Western Asia Region (), Pages 51-94, NRST Division/ECWAFinance and Technology Transfer, Pages 95-114, Georges CormPossible Mechanisms for the Transfer and Development of Technology, Pages 115-125, UNCTAD SecretariatAn Approach to the Generation of Technologies Appropriate for Rural Development, Pages 127-147, Amilcar O. HerreraThe 1976 CASTARAB Rabat Meeting: A Review, Pages 149-162, O.A. El-KholyScience and Technology in the United Nations System, Pages 163-172, Bertrand H. ChatelInternational Sub-contracting and Transfer of Technology to LDC's, Pages 173-184, Dimitri GermidisValues, Social Organization and Technology Change in the Arab World, Pages 185-203, Elia T. ZureikImpact of Technical Change on the Structure of the Labour Force in the ECWA Region, Pages 205-221, Nadia M. El-ShishiniWater Science and Technology in the Middle East Since 1945, Pages 223-235, E. Barton WorthingtonAgricultural Water Use, Pages 237-269, Richard Palmer-Jones, Ian CarruthersSatellite Remote Sensing for Basin Development and Monitoring, Pages 271-291, J.A. HowardInduced Adjustment and the Role of Agriculture in Economic Development: A Case Study of Egypt and Syria, Pages 293-315, Syed Ahmad, Atif Abdallah KubursiThe Role of Low-Cost Technology for Increasing Agricultural Productivity in the ECWA Region, Pages 317-323, ECWA/FAO Joint Agricultural DivisionThe Transfer of Technology and Investment Policy Design: A Case Study in Rural Poverty, Pages 325-331, ECWA/FAO Joint Agricultural DivisionTransportation Bottlenecks, Planning and Technology Transfer, Pages 333-342, K. Philip RahbanyDesalination Application in Western Asia, Pages 343-368, K.C. ChannabasappaDevelopment of Industrial Technology Transfer Through Specialized Centres: A Case Study and Critical Analysis, Pages 369-384, Yusef K. MazharAppropriate Technology, Employment and Basic Needs in Arab Countries with Special Reference to the Food Industries, Pages 385-399, C.G. BaronProspects and Scope for Solar Energy, Pages 401-431, John B. GoodenoughImpediments to the Technological Development of the Petroleum and Mineral Resources Sector in the Arab World, Pages 433-450, Adnan MustafaTransfer of Technology in the Arab Steel Industry, Pages 451-470, Omar GrineIndex of Contributors, Pages 471-472Subject Index, Pages 473-506