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Author Wagner, Caroline S.

Title The new invisible college [electronic resource] : science for development / Caroline S. Wagner.

Imprint Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2008.

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Description xiii, 157 p. : ill.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents The new invisible college emerges -- The topology of science in the twenty-first century -- Networked science -- Tectonic shifts : the rise of global networks -- The virtual geography of knowledge -- Scientific capacity and infrastructure -- Governing the new invisible college.
Summary "Combines quantitative data and extensive interviews to map emerging global science networks and trace the dynamics driving their growth. Argues that the shift from big science to global networks creates unprecedented opportunities for developing countries to tap science's potential. Offers a guidebook and playbook for policymakers confronting science's transformation"--Provided by publisher.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Science and state.
Science -- Study and teaching -- International cooperation.
Global method of teaching.
Research -- International cooperation.
Information networks.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 9780815792130 (pbk. : alk. paper)

 
    
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