The economics of science a critical realist overview. Volume 1, Illustrations and philosophical preliminaries Volume 1, Illustrations and philosophical preliminaries /

Dramatic and controversial changes in the funding of science over the past two decades, towards its increasing commercialization, have stimulated a huge literature trying to set out an ""economics of science"". Whether broadly in favour or against these changes, the vast majority...

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Autor principal: Tyfield, David (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Routledge 2012.
Edición:1st edition
Colección:Ontological explorations.
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Sumario:Dramatic and controversial changes in the funding of science over the past two decades, towards its increasing commercialization, have stimulated a huge literature trying to set out an ""economics of science"". Whether broadly in favour or against these changes, the vast majority of these frameworks employ ahistorical analyses that cannot conceptualise, let alone address, the questions of ""why have these changes occurred?"" and ""why now?"" Nor, therefore, can they offer much insight into the crucial question of future trends. Given the growing importance of science and innovation in an ag
Notas:Description based upon print version of record.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (249 p.)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781136587429
9781299692381
9781136587436
9780203162798