
The Economic Laws of Scientific Research
Terence Kealey(Author)
Palgrave Macmillan (Publisher)
Published on 15. May 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
XII, 382 pages
978-0-312-17306-7 (ISBN)
Description
'Dr Kealey's brave, entertaining and learned book makes a powerful case for his unpopular views. It must give pause to any open-minded student of science policy.' - R.C.O. Matthews 'Not since J.D. Bernal has a practising British scientist challenged conventional arguments about the funding of science so originally, and so powerfully.' - David Edgerton, Imperial College Does government funding of science promote economic and cultural growth? This burning question has come to dominate political and academic thought. The evidence seems mixed: Japan flourishes economically neglecting science while the USSR and India who actively promoted government-funded science have declined. The purpose of this book is to assess the myth that government-funded science works economically. Supported by historical argument and international contemporary comparison, Terence Kealey argues that the free market approach rather that of state funding has proved by far the most successful in stimulating science and innovation.
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Edition
1996 ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Palgrave USA
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
XII, 382 p.
Dimensions
Height: 215 mm
Width: 139 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
513 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-312-17306-7 (9780312173067)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-349-24667-0
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Content
Acknowledgements and Apologies - Francis Bacon and Adam Smith - Research and Development in Antiquity - The so-called Dark Ages - The Commercial Revolution - The Agricultural Revolution -The Industrial Revolution - Economic History since 1870 - Science Policies of the 20th Century -The Economics of Research: Why the Linear Model Fails - The Real Economics of Research - The so-called Decline of British and American Science - Dr Pangloss was Right - Index