Investing in the Future

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Investing in the Future

An International Comparison of Government Funding of Academic and Related Research

9781852783877 Edward Elgar Publishing
John Irvine, formerly Director of Science Policy Research Consultants and Visiting Fellow at The Management School, Imperial College, University of London, UK, Ben R. Martin, Senior Fellow, SPRU - Science and Technology Policy Research, University of Sussex, UK and the late Phoebe A. Isard, formerly Research Associate, Department of Community Medicine, University of Edinburgh, UK
Publication Date: March 1990 ISBN: 978 1 85278 387 7 Extent: 304 pp
This widely acclaimed book presents for the first time a detailed comparative survey of government research expenditure in 6 leading scientific nations over the period 1975–87. It provides disaggregated international statistics showing how the major industrial countries allocate their research resources to basic academic science – widely recognized to be an important cornerstone of technological progress.

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This widely acclaimed book presents for the first time a detailed comparative survey of government research expenditure in 6 leading scientific nations over the period 1975–87. It provides disaggregated international statistics showing how the major industrial countries allocate their research resources to basic academic science – widely recognized to be an important cornerstone of technological progress.
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‘This book is a significant addition to the literature on science and technology policy and will be of considerable interest to all concerned with this rapidly developing field.’
– From the foreword by Professor Ralph Slatyer, FRS

‘Policymakers and academics alike can draw comfort and/or find ammunition from the material presented. Both groups will find some prop in the statistics to support their prejudices.’
– Glyn O. Phillips, R & D Management
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