Science Policy in the Soviet Union
1st Edition
Published on 19. January 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
244 pages
978-1-032-88978-8 (ISBN)
Description
Science Policy in the Soviet Union (1990) 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.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Academic, Adult education, General, Postgraduate, Undergraduate Advanced, and Undergraduate Core
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
377 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-032-88978-8 (9781032889788)
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Science Policy in the Soviet Union
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Science Policy in the Soviet Union
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Routledge
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Person
Stephen Fortescue is the Deputy President of the UNSW Sydney's Academic Board and Director of Postgraduate Research for the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. He is a political scientist in the School of Social Sciences and International Studies, whose research is focused on the contemporary Russian policy-making process and the Russian mining and metals industry.
Content
1. Investment and Return 2. Central Party and Governmental Agencies 3. The Academy of Sciences 4. The Branch Research and Development Network 5. Defence, Vuz, and Factory Research and Development 6. The Research Institute 7. The Planning of Soviet Science 8. Research Managers 9. The Staff 10. Main Themes and Current Developments