Scientific Communities in the Developing World - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 0803993307 ISBN 13: 9780803993303

Casa editrice: Sage Pubns Pvt Ltd, 1997

Riassunto

In today's world of rapid technological changes, science and technology play a key role in the development of a nation, in improving standards of living, and in advancing industrial growth. Combining a wide range of perspectives--from sociology, history, economics, and political science--this volume explores the constitution and growth of scientific communities and the current state of scientific potential in a wide range of developing countries. The African, Asian, and Latin American case studies shed light on a variety of fundamental issues of direct relevance to developing nations. The issues discussed include the colonial and postcolonial experiences of the countries studied; the role played by key actors like state and scientific elites; the influence of differing political systems on the growth of science and technology; and the reasons why, despite comparable approaches to developing science and technology, the resulting progress varies dramatically across countries.Providing a truly comparative perspective on a theme of central importance to developing countries, this volume will attract a wide readership among scholars and professionals in the fields of sociology, economics, history, science and technology studies, science communication and education, development studies, policy studies, and the social study of science.

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Recensione

`Of great relevance to all who are interested in the growth of scientific institutions in the countries covered' - Development and Cooperation

Contenuti

Introduction - Jacques Gaillard, V V Krishna and Roland Waast
Scientific Communities in the Developing World
PART ONE: SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITIES IN AFRICA
Sisyphus or the Scientific Communities of Algeria - Ali El Kenz and Roland Waast
Scientific Communities in Egypt - A B Zahlan
Emergence and Effectiveness
Kenya - Thomas Owen Eisemon and Charles H Davis
Crisis in the Scientific Community
The Nigerian Scientific Community - Yvon Chatelin, Jacques Gaillard and Anne Sophie Keller
The Colossus with Feet of Clay
The Senegalese Scientific Community - Jacques Gaillard
Africanization, Dependence and Crisis
Science and Technology in South Africa - Jean-Baptiste Meyer
A New Society in the Making
PART TWO: SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITIES IN ASIA
Twists and Turns in the Formation of the Chinese Scientific Community - Yung Anxian et al
A Portrait of the Scientific Community in India - V V Krishna
Historical Growth and Contemporary Problems
The Thai Scientific Community - Charles H Davis, Jacques Gaillard and Thomas Owen Eisemon
Reforms in the NIC of Time?
PART THREE: SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITIES IN LATIN AMERICA
Bitter Harvest - Hebe Vessuri
The Growth of a Scientific Community in Argentina
Growing Pains - Antonio Botelho and Simon Schwartzman
Brazilian Scientists and Their Shifting Roles
Science and Production in Venezuela - Rafael Rengifo, Arnoldo Pirela and Rigas Arvanitis
Two `Emergencies'

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Sage Pubns Pvt Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 1997
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0803993307
• ISBN 13: 9780803993303
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 398
• Redattore: Gaillard Jacques, Krishna V. V., Waast Roland
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• Persona responsabile: non disponibile