Decision making in national science policy : a Ciba Foundation and Science of Science Foundation Symposium / / edited by Anthony de Reuck, Maurice Goldsmith and Julie Knight

• Record Nr.: UNINA9911019279303321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Boston, : Little, Brown and Co., 1968
• ISBN: 9786613618382; 9781280588556; 1280588551; 9780470719619; 0470719613; 9780470717219; 0470717211
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (326 p.)
• Collana: Novartis Foundation Symposia ; ; v.981
• Altri autori (Persone): De ReuckAnthony V. S; GoldsmithMaurice; KnightJulie
• Disciplina: 351.8/5; 351.85
• Soggetti: Science; Science and state; Decision making
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: DECISION MAKING IN NATIONAL SCIENCE POLICY; Contents; Scientific potential as an object of investigation and control in the Soviet Union; Chairman's introduction; Scientists in the arena; The philosophy and practice of national science policy; Discussion; Evaluation of research productivity; The productivity of science in a society; Discussion; Cost-benefit analysis in research; Discussion; Operational research and national science policy; Discussion; Decision making in research policy at the industrial level; Discussion; General discussion Selection of priorities for investment in science; Science policy in mixed economiesFrance's scientific policy; ; Observations on national science policy in Sweden; Discussion; Science policy making in the United States; Discussion; General discussion National science policy in Canada; Basic and applied research; Criteria for research: role of international scientific unions; Science policy in planned economies; National research planning and research statistics: the case of Hungary; General discussion Research and development in planned economies; Science policy in developing countries; Science policy making in Latin America, with special reference to ArgentinaDiscussion; Science policy in India; Discussion; Science policy in a small country-Israel; Discussion; General discussion Science policy in developing countries; Applying first principles; Future tasks of the science of science; Index of authors; Index of subjects
• Sommario/riassunto: The Novartis Foundation Series is a popular collection of the proceedings from Novartis Foundation Symposia, in which groups of leading scientists from a range of topics across biology, chemistry and medicine assembled to present papers and discuss results. The Novartis Foundation, originally known as the Ciba Foundation, is well known to scientists and clinicians around the world.