Description
Product ID: | 9780674088160 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | US |
Title: | How Economics Shapes Science |
Authors: | Author: Paula Stephan |
Page Count: | 384 |
Subjects: | Educational strategies and policy, Educational strategies & policy, Economic growth, Science funding and policy, Economic growth, Science funding & policy |
Description: | Select Guide Rating At a time when science is seen as an engine of economic growth, Paula Stephan brings a keen understanding of the cost–benefit calculations made by individuals and institutions as they compete for resources and reputation in scientific fields. She highlights especially the growing gap between the biomedical sciences and physics/engineering. |
Imprint Name: | Harvard University Press |
Publisher Name: | Harvard University Press |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2015-09-07 |