Download or read book Trade Specialisation, Technology and Economic Growth written by Keld Laursen and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the role of international Ricardian specialization in economic development processes. Laursen (Copenhagen Business School) considers whether countries converge or diverge in terms of specialization patterns over time; if the role of technology can explain the direction of national trade specialization; and the implications of international specialization patterns and their changes for economic growth. Appreciative theories, neo-classical theories, post-Keynesian approaches, and evolutionary approaches are discussed in relation to each of the three issues. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR