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Автор: Agar Jon
Название: Science Policy Under Thatcher
ISBN: 9781787353428
Издательство: Ucl press
Классификация:

История Британии и Ирландии

Финансирование науки и политика в области науки

Воздействие науки и технологии на общество

История естественных наук

ISBN-10: 1787353427
Обложка/Формат: Paperback
Страницы: 304
Вес: 0.51 кг.
Дата издания: 03.06.2019
Язык: English
Иллюстрации: Halftones, black and white
Размер: 158 x 233 x 15
Читательская аудитория: Professional & vocational
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Поставляется из: Англии
Описание: Margaret Thatcher was prime minister from 1979 to 1990, during which time her Conservative administration transformed the political landscape of Britain. Science Policy under Thatcher is the first book to systematically the interplay of science and government under her leadership.
Thatcher was a working scientist before she became a professional politician, and she maintained a close watch on science matters as prime minister. Scientific knowledge and advice were important to many urgent issues of the 1980s, from late Cold War questions of defense to emerging environmental problems, such as acid rain and climate change. Drawing on newly released primary sources, Jon Agar explores how Thatcher worked with and occasionally against the structures of scientific advice, as the scientific aspects of such issues were balanced or conflicted with other demands and values. To what extent, for example, was the freedom of the individual scientist to choose research projects balanced against the desire to secure more commercial applications? What was Thatchers stance towards European scientific collaboration and commitments? How did cuts in public expenditure affect the publicly funded research and teaching of universities?
In weaving together numerous topics, including AIDS and bioethics, the nuclear industry and strategic defense, Agar adds to the picture we have of Thatcher and her radically Conservative agenda, and argues that the science policy devised under her leadership, not least in relation to industrial strategy, had a prolonged influence on the culture of British science.

Science Policy Under Thatcher, Agar Jon