Prometheus bound : science in a dynamic steady state /

After expanding for centuries, science is reaching its limits to growth. We can no longer afford the ever-increasing cost of exploring ever-wider research opportunities. In the competition for resources, science is becoming much more tightly organized. A radical, pervasive and permanent structural c...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Ziman, J. M. (John M.), 1925-2005
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge [England] ; New York, N.Y. : Cambridge University Press, 1994.
Subjects:
Science and state.
Science > Social aspects.
Research > Management.
Research.
Politique scientifique et technique.
Sciences > Aspect social.
Recherche > Gestion.
research (function)
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Economic Policy.
Research > Management
Science and state
Science > Social aspects
Staat
Wissenschaft
Soziale Situation
Management
Wetenschapsfilosofie.
Wetenschapsdynamica.
Toekomst.
Physical Sciences & Mathematics.
Sciences - General.
Ciencia e tecnologia.
Desenvolvimento economico.
Politique scientifique.
Recherche > Politique publique.
Sciences > Aspect politique.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. What is happening to science?
  • 2. Scientific and technological progress
  • 3. Sophistication and collectivization
  • 4. Transition to a new regime
  • 5. Allocation of resources
  • 6. Institutional responses to change
  • 7. Scientific careers
  • 8. Science without frontiers
  • 9. Steering through the buzzword blizzard.

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