Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 41,5 MB
Release : 1998-10-09
Category :
ISBN : 9264163441
Presents a discussion of recent trends and prospects in science, technology and industry, based on comparative indicators, such as output, investment and productivity, research and development (R&D), patent activity and innovation and knowledge flows.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 49,71 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Korea (South)
ISBN :
Author : Helen Lawton Smith
Publisher : Springer
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 31,28 MB
Release : 2001-11-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0230554520
The worst chemical disaster ever could be happening right now. In India and Bangladesh between forty and eighty million people are at risk of consuming too much arsenic from well water that might have already caused one hundred thousand cancer cases and thousands of deaths. Many millions elsewhere in South-East Asia and South America may soon suffer a similar fate. Venomous Earth is the story of this tragedy: the geology, the biology, the politics and the history. It starts in Ancient Greece, touches down in today's North America and takes in William Morris, alchemy, farming, medicine, mining and a cosmetic that killed two popes.
Author :
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Page : 772 pages
File Size : 27,67 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Science indicators
ISBN :
Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 11,3 MB
Release : 1999-10-06
Category :
ISBN : 926417379X
This special issue of the STI Review focuses on "The Global Research Village"
Author : Lewis M. Branscomb
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 666 pages
File Size : 31,41 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780262024655
Compares the economic effects of university research in the USA and Japan. Incorporating historical, sociological and industrial perspectives, the book discusses the mechanics of university-industry interactions and how policies encouraging such interactions can address regional/national needs.
Author : Jurgen Haacke
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 13,60 MB
Release : 2013-12-19
Category : History
ISBN : 113687142X
With a large and growing economy and a leadership dedicated both to domestic reform and the further integration into international society and the world economy, China is facing and posing important challenges at the local, national, regional and wider international level. This book analyses the developmental trajectories of China up to and into the new millennium. Focusing on the substance and underlying forces of change, it considers issues and developments in monetary policy, foreign exchange policy, the trade regime, state-owned enterprise reform, regional economic development as well as social changes, particularly those related to social welfare reform and the Internet. The book also covers economic and political developments in 'Greater China', particularly the prospects of reunification after Taiwan's presidential elections, and analyses the core issues and challenges in China's contemporary relations with the USA, Japan, South-East Asia and Europe.
Author : Sunil Mani
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 22,47 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781781950678
This volume offers a comprehensive analysis of the changing role of government with respect to domestic technology development in eight countries in both the developed and the developing world. The author distinguishes between those countries which can be classed as creators of new technologies (Japan, Korea and Israel) and those which possess the potential to create new technologies (Singapore, Malaysia, India, South Africa and Brazil).
Author : Lawrence R. Sullivan
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 627 pages
File Size : 39,26 MB
Release : 2015-03-19
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0810878550
The Historical Dictionary of Science and Technology in Modern China provides the most up-to-date information on science and technology in China from the late nineteenth century to the present. Special attention is given to the historical factors, scientists, and historical figures behind each scientific development. In particular, this book pays attention to the scientists who were persecuted to death or tortured during the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976), and whose scientific research was therefore tragically cut short. The historical dictionary provides information on science and technology in China from the late nineteenth century to the present including: a chronology; introduction; extensive bibliography; over 700 cross-referenced dictionary entries on major scientific and technological fields and sub-fields; entries on western scholars and educators who also impacted scientific achievements in China. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the science and technology in China.
Author : National Academy of Engineering
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,63 MB
Release : 1999-03-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0309173205
Although the United States is currently capitalizing on its investment in science and technology effectively, there remains much room for improvement. This volume identifies the ingredients for success in capitalizing on such investments to produce national benefits, assesses current U.S. performance, and identifies future challenges. The book cites specific examples and examines several cross-cutting issues. It explores the possibility that the national research portfolio is losing diversity as a result of less long-term research in critical fields such as networking and materials. It also examines the implications of imbalances in the supply of and demand for science and engineering talent in emerging interdisciplinary fields such as bioinformatics.
