This book presents a comprehensive study of adoption and diffusion of technology in developing countries in a historical perspective. Combining the development of growth trajectories of the Indian economy in general and its manufacturing industry in particular, the book highlights the effective marriage between qualitative and quantitative methods for a better understanding and explaining of many hidden dynamic behaviors of adoption and diffusion trend in manufacturing industry. The use of various econometric methods is aimed to equip readers to make a judgement of the current state of diffusion pattern of new technologies in India and simulate a desirable future pattern in view of the various pro-industrial growth policies.

Claude Diebolt is a CNRS Research Professor in Economics, esp. Cliometrics at the University of Strasbourg, France. Tapas Mishra is an Associate Professor in Econometrics at Southampton Business School, University of Southampton, UK. Mamata Parhi is a Senior Lecturer in Economics at Roehampton Business School, University of Roehampton, UK.