Nagesh Kumar is currently on the faculty of the United Nations University Institute for New Technologies, Maastricht, the Netherlands., N.S. Siddharthan is Professor of Economics and Head, V.K.R.V. Rao Centre for Studies in Globalization, Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi, India.

• Chapter 1 Introduction and Overview; Part 1 The External Environment for Building Technological Capability; Chapter 2 Globalization, New Technologies and the Uruguay Round; Chapter 3 New Technologies and Developing Countries; Part 2 Technology and Market Structure; Chapter 4 Firm Size and Technological Activity; Chapter 5 Market Structure, Opportunities, Patents and Innovations; Chapter 6 Technological Activities, Market Structure and Firm’s Performance; Part 3 Technology, Trade and Multinational Enterprises; Chapter 7 Multinational Enterprises, Technology and Market Structure; Chapter 8 Technology, Multinationals and the International Trade of Developing Countries; Chapter 9 Technology Imports and Domestic Technological Capability in Host Countries;