Format:
xiv, 290 p. ; 23 cm
ISBN:
0865313601
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086531361X
Series Statement:
(Westview special studies in science, technology, and public policy)
Content:
Applying science and technology to public purposes / Richard A. Rettig -- The institutional climate for innovation in industry / William J. Abernathy and Richard S. Rosenbloom -- Decision making with modern information and communications technology / Donald J. Hillman -- Relations of science, government, and industry / Charles Weiner -- Choosing our pleasures and our poisons / William W. Lowrance -- Science, technology, and international security / Eugene B. Skolnikoff -- U.S. policy towards scientific and technological development in the developing countries / Charles Weiss, Jr. -- U.S. agriculture in the context of the world food situation / Sylvan H. Wittwer -- Trends and prospects in world population / Michael Teitelbaum -- International security implications of materials and energy resource depletion / William A. Vogely -- Science and national defense / Kenneth E. Boulding
Note:
Based on papers presented at two workshops convened by the American Association for the Advancement of Science Nov. 11-13,1980 in St. Michael's, Md. and Dec. 10-12,1980 in Hilton Head, S.C
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Language:
English
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