and technological endeavour. 45,/ It ls beyond the scoPe of the Present rePort to describe a1l the aspects of the technological imPetus for econonic aronth, and it is not possible to disentangle all the available data to Provide an accurate and up-to-d;te assessment of tha secCoral pre-emption of the worldrs pool of sclentific and technological talent for nilitary purPoses. Nevertheless, it is patently obvious that: (a) civilian technological progress enbodied in clvilian investment is the keystone of productivity improvement and econonlc arowthi (b) The current s low-down of the process of econonic AroHth all over the world and the donn-turn in the rates of productivity increases in the develoPed councries do not reflect a failure of technology per se. Rather, lt rnay be partly se€n as a long-tern consequence of the decades-long diversion of an enormously Iarge share of the crucial scientific and technological efforts frorn civilian to miL i tary-oriented developnents. !9/ 87. Civllian technological progress is that which is oriented to the develolment of knowledge leading to imProved consuner and Producer products and to trDre efficient ways of producing. These tno aspectsr that is, new and better products and lmproved production lrEthodsr are not so distinct as it night seem, since a najor source of increase ln productive efficiency ts the empLolment of new nachinery and equiprnent embodying superior technology. civlllan technological Progress contributes to the growth of labour productivity by encouraging increases in the quantity of capital per worker and to the growth of both labout and caPital productivity through the develoFnent of production technlques enabling the:nore efficient use of productive resources in general. According ly, the role of civilian technology can be seen as reflected in both the historical patterns of economic perfornance of the industrialized countries and the wide, and ever-widening, gap between thern and the developing countries-
**Analysis**
The text discusses the relationship between technological progress and economic development, highlighting the importance of civilian technological progress for productivity improvement and economic growth. It also touches on the diversion of scientific and technological efforts from civilian to military-oriented developments, which may have impacted economic growth. The text's focus on the role of technology in economic development and the gap between industrialized and developing countries suggests that it falls within the category of economic development.

**Category**
Economic development