The Importance of Personal Influence in the Adoption of Technological Changes

摘要: ments in the postwar period have been direction indicated. While change is most noticeable superficial forms, there some evidence that it already has had effect on underlying institutional complex. Some indications of such changes are: 1. The lively and many-sided airing community issues by local press. 2. Lively expression citizen opinion through letters to editor, resolutions, and, where appropriate, protest meetings. 3. A relatively large nucleus concerned civic leaders who are dissatisfied with participation as see need for a greater sharing policy-making responsibility matters, both governmental nongovernmental. 4. Free comparative freedom from sense exaggerated subordination "experts" "officials" part many youths. 5. efforts parents councils, which within limitations their formal set-up, become one vocal effective groups. 6. at least partial success various citizens councils Baden-Wuirttemberg surviving withdrawal American support without becoming dependent funds state. Although none these developments immune threefold complex although ways they tend reinforce it, not influence particularly over time. Thus, even though insist privately democracy level Stuttgart merely matter empty slight broader participation. Given time, barring war, or national political impasse, serious economic depression, may possibly gather strength against tremendous inertia