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Rycroft, Robert W. – Knowledge: Creation, Diffusion, Utilization, 1991
Examination of the relationship between environmentalists and scientists concludes that environmentalism has had little impact on science. Topics discussed include the degree to which scientific research has become more applied; efforts to integrate and coordinate research projects; the synthesis of scientific information for policy purposes; and…
Descriptors: Policy Formation, Professional Occupations, Research Design, Scientific and Technical Information
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Schott, Thomas – Knowledge: Creation, Diffusion, Utilization, 1992
Examines the extent to which scientific research in the former Soviet Union was endogenous and the degree to which it was integrated into the scientific world system during the 1970s and 1980s. Autarchy, self-reliance, and distinctiveness in scientific traditions are discussed; the center-periphery concept is examined; and results of a survey of…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Foreign Countries, Influences, Science and Society