Science funding & policy books

A unique survey of the past, present, and future roles of the diverse U.S. research and development laboratories,...  Read More >>

A study of the guidelines, implementation and results of biotechnology audit in Hungary. It considers the situation...  Read More >>

This study assesses the consequences of tighter US science budgets and suggests ways in which US science can come...  Read More >>

An examination of power paradigm controls, peer review and scholarly communication. It covers issues such as: silencing...  Read More >>

An examination of power paradigm controls, peer review and scholarly communication. It covers issues such as: silencing...  Read More >>

Unmanned spacecraft form the backbone of our efforts to conduct research in space.  Read More >>

This study assesses the consequences of tighter US science budgets and suggests ways in which US science can come...  Read More >>

This book explores aspects of science from an economic point of view. The author begins with economic models of...  Read More >>

This text examines proposals that Congress create trust funds to support medical education and research. It analyzes...  Read More >>

This work presents an overview of comparative research on science and technology policy in order to illuminate the...  Read More >>

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This book presents a vision of the likely requirements for investment in research equipment during the coming decade...  Read More >>

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The first and only guidance document to help applicants from chemical manufacturers obtain approval to synthesize...  Read More >>

This volume discusses the establishment and growth of scientific communities and the contemporary state of scientific...  Read More >>

The shift to a market economy in post-Communist Eastern Europe has impacted on science and scientists, leading to...  Read More >>

Terence Kealey argues that the free market approach rather that of state funding has proved by far the most successful...  Read More >>

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In this book, Deborah Blum gives a human face to the often caustic debate between animal rights activists and the...  Read More >>

Based on country studies and industry studies in the main Latin American economies, this collection sets out to...  Read More >>

The United States faces the challenge of maintaining the vitality of its system for supporting science and technology...  Read More >>

Including studies of Ghana, Kenya and Uganda this book studies the impact of the economic crisis and subsequent...  Read More >>

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Toward what end does the U.S. government support science and technology? How do the legacies and institutions of...  Read More >>