Science funding & policy books

1063 books were found.

U.S. Coast Survey vs. Naval Hydrographic Office: A 19th-Century Rivalry in Science and Politics

U.S. Coast Survey vs. Naval Hydrographic Office: A 19th-Century...

Author: Thomas Manning
ISBN: 9780817350802
Format: Paperback
$84.48

This is an account of a classic turf battle in Washington, D.C. and one that kept flaring up for decades. The fact...  Read More >>

Learning from Science and Technology Policy Evaluation: Experiences from the United States and Europe

Learning from Science and Technology Policy Evaluation:...

Author: Philip Shapira ,  Stefan Kuhlmann
ISBN: 9781840648751
Format: Hardback
$342.00

Learning from Science and Technology Policy Evaluation presents US and European experiences and insights on the...  Read More >>

Science, Social Theory & Public Knowledge

Science, Social Theory & Public Knowledge

Author: Alan Irwin ,  Mike Michael
ISBN: 9780335209477
Format: Paperback
$152.99

This topical and unique book draws together the three key perspectives on science-society relations.  Read More >>

Science in the Private Interest: Has the Lure of Profits Corrupted Biomedical Research?

Science in the Private Interest: Has the Lure of Profits...

Author: Sheldon Krimsky ,  Ralph Nader
ISBN: 9780742514799
Format: Hardback
$68.95

University science is now entangled with entrepreneurship, and researchers with a commercial interest are caught...  Read More >>

Globalization and Technology: Interdependence, Innovation Systems and Industrial Policy

Globalization and Technology: Interdependence, Innovation...

Author: Rajneesh Narula
ISBN: 9780745624570
Format: Paperback
$39.95

In this book Rajneesh Narula examines the interdependence of globalization and technological innovation at two levels:...  Read More >>

Envisioning a 21st Century Science and Engineering Workforce for the United States: Tasks for University, Industry, and Government

Envisioning a 21st Century Science and Engineering Workforce...

Author: National Academy of Sciences ,  Policy and Global Affairs
ISBN: 9780309088565
Format: Paperback
$95.04

At the request of the Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable (GUIRR), Shirley Ann Jackson, President...  Read More >>

Science, Money, and Politics: Political Triumph and Ethical Erosion

Science, Money, and Politics: Political Triumph and...

Author: Daniel S. Greenberg
ISBN: 9780226306353
Format: Paperback
$49.95

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Science and Innovation: Rethinking the Rationales for Funding and Governance

Science and Innovation: Rethinking the Rationales for...

Author: Aldo Geuna ,  Ammon J. Salter
ISBN: 9781843761099
Format: Hardback
$361.00

This book re-examines the rationale for public policy, concluding that the prevailing `public knowledge’ model is...  Read More >>

Innovation Policy and the Economy

Innovation Policy and the Economy

Author: Adam B. Jaffe ,  Josh Lerner (Harvard Business School)
ISBN: 9780262600514
Format: Paperback
$66.00

Essays on the interactions between public policy and innovation.  Read More >>

Innovation Policy and the Economy

Innovation Policy and the Economy

Author: Adam B. Jaffe ,  Josh Lerner (Harvard Business School)
ISBN: 9780262101004
Format: Hardback
$153.12

Essays on the interactions between public policy and innovation.  Read More >>

The Integration of Science and Technology Systems of the Central Asian Republics into the Western World

The Integration of Science and Technology Systems of...

Author: N.K. Pak ,  P.C. Rambaut
ISBN: 9781586033316
Format: Hardback
$443.52

This work shows that, in developing countries, it is usually not the lack of opportunities, but the lack of experience...  Read More >>

Searching for Science Policy

Searching for Science Policy

Author: Jonathan B. Imber
ISBN: 9780765801630
Format: Hardback
$152.64

The findings of scientific research often provide an important baseline to the formation of public policy  Read More >>

How To Survive Peer Review

How To Survive Peer Review

Author: Elizabeth Wager (SideView, Princes Risborough, UK) ,  Fiona Godlee (BioMed Central, London, UK)
ISBN: 9780727916860
Format: Paperback
$51.95

Written by leading figures in the field of peer review, this user's guide explains how to survive the process and...  Read More >>

Science Agriculture and Research: A Compromised Participation

Science Agriculture and Research: A Compromised Participation...

Author: Susannah Bolton ,  Eddie Arthur
ISBN: 9781853836916
Format: Paperback
$79.99

A critical evaluation of the vital nexus between funding, research and agricultural development. The book covers...  Read More >>

Science Agriculture and Research: A Compromised Participation

Science Agriculture and Research: A Compromised Participation...

Author: Susannah Bolton ,  Eddie Arthur
ISBN: 9781853836961
Format: Hardback
$347.00

A critical evaluation of the vital nexus between funding, research and agricultural development. The book covers...  Read More >>

Measuring and Sustaining the New Economy: Report of a Workshop

Measuring and Sustaining the New Economy: Report of...

Author: National Research Council ,  Policy and Global Affairs
ISBN: 9780309082983
Format: Paperback
$200.64

Sustaining the New Economy requires public policies that remain relevant to the technological changes that characterize...  Read More >>

Biomedical Globalization: The International Migration of Scientists

Biomedical Globalization: The International Migration...

Author: Charles Cheney ,  Charles Cheney
ISBN: 9780765801043
Format: Hardback
$225.09

Despite much debate in recent years about the economic and professional impact of foreign engineers and computer...  Read More >>

Faster, Better, Cheaper: Low-Cost Innovation in the U.S. Space Program

Faster, Better, Cheaper: Low-Cost Innovation in the...

Author: Howard E. McCurdy (American University)
ISBN: 9780801867200
Format: Hardback
$99.99

While the technological innovation and space exploration approach that McCurdy describes is still controversial,...  Read More >>

Innovation Policy and the Economy

Innovation Policy and the Economy

Author: Adam B. Jaffe ,  Josh Lerner (Harvard Business School)
ISBN: 9780262600453
Format: Paperback
$66.00

Essays on the interactions among public policy, innovation, and the economy.  Read More >>

Innovation Policy and the Economy

Innovation Policy and the Economy

Author: Adam B. Jaffe ,  Josh A. Lerner (Harvard Business School)
ISBN: 9780262100939
Format: Hardback
$153.12

Essays on the interactions among public policy, innovation, and the economy.  Read More >>

The Regulation of Science and Technology

The Regulation of Science and Technology

Author: Helen Lawton Smith
ISBN: 9780333790458
Format: Hardback
$145.17

In the 1990s the ownership and control of information generated in the UK science base has been transformed by a...  Read More >>

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