The book is the culmination of a research effort which spanned all continents and involved a large number of research teams from both the industrialised and developing countries. The book addresses a number of key issues related to technology transfer by small and medium-sized enterprises most especially whether such companies are more effective transferors than larger transnational corporations. A key aspect of the research was the fact that firms in source and host countries were matched to assure a degree of consistency in the firm coverage and their responses.

Papers presented at the International Conference on "South-South Cooperation for Technology Transfer and Development of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)", held at Negombo during 18-22 August 2008.

Emphasizes the access of SMEs to technological resources and also examines the role of universities in transfering scientific and technological information to them.