The Academic Research Enterprise within the Industrialized Nations

Download or read book The Academic Research Enterprise within the Industrialized Nations written by National Academy of Engineering and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1990-02-01 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report identifies major global trends in scientific research, describes the changes occurring within six industrialized countries in response to these trends, and discusses the challenges facing these countries in the future. At the symposium, historians of science and higher education traced developments and described current conditions of research systems in "new world" countries, represented by Japan, Russia, and the United States, and in the "old world," represented by Germany, France, and Great Britain. ISBN 0-309-04249-6: $15.00.