The Direction of Technological Change: Inducement Mechanisms and Focusing Devices

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Rosenberg, Nathan. “The Direction of Technological Change: Inducement Mechanisms and Focusing Devices”. Economic Development and Cultural Change, vol. 18, no. 1, Part 1, 1969, pp. 1-24, https://doi.org/10.1086/450399.
Rosenberg, N. (1969). The Direction of Technological Change: Inducement Mechanisms and Focusing Devices. Economic Development and Cultural Change, 18(1, Part 1), 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1086/450399
Rosenberg, Nathan. “The Direction of Technological Change: Inducement Mechanisms and Focusing Devices”. Economic Development and Cultural Change 18, no. 1, Part 1 (1969): 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1086/450399.
Rosenberg N. The Direction of Technological Change: Inducement Mechanisms and Focusing Devices. Economic Development and Cultural Change. 1969;18(1, Part 1):1-24.
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