Technology Choice

Kelvin W. Willoughby

Preface -- Conceptual Groundwork -- Introduction: The Concept of Technology Choice -- Technological Semantics -- Appropriate Technology as a Social Movement -- The Appropriate Technology Movement -- Schumacher and Intermediate Technology: Foundations -- Schumacher and Intermediate Technology: Developments -- Appropriate Technology in the South -- Appropriate Technology in the North -- Emerging International Trends -- Prospects for Technology Choice -- Criticisms of Appropriate Technology -- An Integrated Framework -- A Review of Plausible Criticisms -- Facing the Future