The uncertain quest : science, technology and development /
edited by Jean-Jacques Salomon, Francisco R. Sagasti, and CeĢline Sachs-Jeantet.
- 1a ed.
- Tokyo ; New York : United Nations University Press, 1994
- xx , 532 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Modern science and technology / Jean-Jacques Salomon -- The story of development thinking / Nasser Pakdaman -- Measuring science, technology, and innovation / Jan Annerstedt -- Western science in perspective and the search for alternatives / Andrew Jamison -- The institutionalization process / Hebe Vessuri -- The behaviour of scientists and scientific communities / Jacques Gaillard -- Technology, economics, and late industrialization / Jorge Katz -- Technological capabilities / Sanjaya Lall -- The environmental challenge / Ignacy Sachs -- Science and technology policy / Atul Wad -- Technology transfer and diffusion / Amitav Rath -- Technology choice and development / Ajit Bhalla -- New technologies : opportunities and threats / Paulo Rodrigues Pereira -- Technology assessment / Harvey Brooks.
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