Science policy in the Soviet Union
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Science policy in the Soviet Union
Routledge, 1990
Available at 9 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Scientific research, both theoretical and applied, is clearly of great importance to the Soviet economy but is hampered by the USSR's economic and social structure. "Science Policy in the Soviet Union" examines the major institutional and behavioural aspects influencing scientific research in the USSR. The book adopts the widespread view that Soviet science performs well below capacity, and then looks at the institutions and management in the light of this assumption. It opens with an analysis of inputs into the science sector in terms of budget, materials and personnel, and then summarizes the reports on the return received on the investment. Low morale and a lack of moral responsibility within the scientific community are highlighted as factors in the poor performance of Soviet science, these being compounded by the problems of centralization and lack of responsiveness to new demands, technologies and ideas. The author sees decentralization as a potential solution, concluding with a commentary on Gorbachev - the obstacles he faces and his awareness of the need for change in the scientific sphere.
Table of Contents
- Investment and return
- Central Party and government agencies
- the Academy of Sciences
- the branch R&D network
- defence and factory R the research institute
- the planning of Soviet science
- research managers
- the staff
- main themes and current developments.
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