DEVELOPING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND THE ARAB ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT:A STUDY AND ESTIMATION USING DATA OF SYRIAN ECONOMY

Abstract

AbstractThe study aims to "analyze the reality of the relationship betweenthe scientific and technological development and economic developmentthrough estimating Arab technological progress and determine the styleof the Syrian economy with some comparisons". It assumes that "theindicators of Arab technological progress is: slow, of endogenous type(i.e. autonomous Genesis), and does not interact with exogenous style ingrowth. Policies of Arab economic development stands, among manyreasons behind the nature of modest development".The study reached many conclusions. The most is the nature ofgrowth in Syria is autonomous and upbringing of exogenoustechnological change, then efficiency gauge had a negative trendsfor economic growth, although the economy works at the stage ofincreased economic returns. It is, like other Arab economies readyfor stimulus and response depending, if any on policies ofknowledge base development to move towards possible efficiencyand competitiveness