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The uncertain quest : science, technology and development

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Sachs-Jeantet, Câeline., Contributor.
Sagasti, Francisco R., Contributor.
Salomon, Jean Jacques, Contributor.
Sachs-Jeantet, Céline, Contributor.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Science--Social aspects.
Science.
Technological innovations.
Technology and civilization.
Science and state.
Place of Publication:
[Place of publication not identified] United Nations University Press 1994
Language Note:
English
Contents:
Modern science and technology / Jean-Jacques Salomon
The story of development thinking / Nasser Pakdaman
Measuring science, technology, and innovation / Jan Annerstedt
Western science in perspective and the search for alternatives / Andrew Jamison
The institutionalization process / Hebe Vessuri
The behaviour of scientists and scientific communities / Jacques Gaillard
Technology, economics, and late industrialization / Jorge Katz
Technological capabilities / Sanjaya Lall
The environmental challenge / Ignacy Sachs
Science and technology policy / Atul Wad
Technology transfer and diffusion / Amitav Rath
Technology choice and development / Ajit Bhalla
New technologies : opportunities and threats / Paulo Rodrigues Pereira
Technology assessment / Harvey Brooks.
Notes:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
ISBN:
0-585-20026-2

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