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Measurement and Statistics On Science and Technology 19 20 to the Present

โœ Scribed by Benoit Godin

Book ID
127411403
Publisher
Routledge
Year
2005
Tongue
English
Weight
960 KB
Series
Routledge Studies in the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine
Edition
1
Category
Library
ISBN
0415341043

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โœฆ Synopsis

How do we objectively measure scientific activities? What proportion of economic activities should a society devote to research and development? How can public-sector and private-sector research best be directed to achieve social goals?
Governments and researchers from industrial countries have been measuring science and technology for more than eighty years. This book provides the first comprehensive account of the attempts to measure science and technology activities in Western countries and the successes and shortcomings of statistical systems.
Godin guides readers through the historical moments that led to the development of statistics on science and technology and also examines the socio-political dynamics behind social measurement.
This enlightening account will be of interest to students and academics investigating science measurement as well as policy makers working in this burgeoning field.

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