This is the first book to provide detailed analysis of the
relationship between higher education and scientific research in
key Third World countries. Focusing on four of the most successful
of the newly industrializing countries--Malaysia, Taiwan, South
Korea, and Singapore--the authors examine the intersection between
outstanding economic development in these four countries and the
higher education and research establishments they have developed.
The study combines careful analysis of the current status of
scientific research in higher education with detailed ethnographic
case studies of scientific work.
Based upon a two-year research effort sponsored by the National
Science Foundation, the study presents a multifaceted approach to
the subject, evaluating for each country: the organization of the
universities and other scientific institutions; the scientists and
administrators who work in these institutions; the research
productivity and the relationship of basic research to applied uses
in industry and commerce; the interactions of these institutions
with scholars from Western Europe, Japan, and North America. The
authors demonstrate that the nations under study are rapidly
building a sophisticated scientific infrastructure and clearly
recognize the importance of science for development. The book
concludes with an enlightening discussion of how scientists publish
their findings in these countries.
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