Science and Technology Policy in the United States : Open Systems in Action /

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In this lucidly-written introduction to the topic, Sylvia Kraemer draws upon her extensive experience in government to develop a useful and powerful framework for thinking about the American approach to shaping and managing scientific innovation. Kraemer suggests that the history of science, technol...

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Main Author: Kraemer, Sylvia K.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, 2006.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Technology and state.
Science and state.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Development > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Structural Adjustment.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Development > Business Development.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Development > Economic Development.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Government & Business.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Economic Policy.
Politique scientifique et technique > États-Unis > Histoire.
Technology and state > United States > History.
Science and state > United States > History.
United States.
History.
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:In this lucidly-written introduction to the topic, Sylvia Kraemer draws upon her extensive experience in government to develop a useful and powerful framework for thinking about the American approach to shaping and managing scientific innovation. Kraemer suggests that the history of science, technology, and politics is best understood as a negotiation of ongoing tensions between open and closed systems. Open systems depend on universal access to information that is complete, verifiable, and appropriately used. Closed systems, in contrast, are composed of exclusive and often proprietary feature.
Physical Description:1 online resource (342 pages).
ISBN:9780813539478

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