Science Policy in the Soviet Union (1990) examines the major institutional and behavioural aspects influencing scientific research in the USSR. The book adopts the widespread view that Soviet science performs well below capacity and then looks at the institutions and management in the light of this assumption. Low morale and a lack of moral responsibility within the scientific community are highlighted as factors in the poor performance of Soviet science, these being compounded by the problems of centralization and the lack of responsiveness to new demands, technologies and ideas.
The author sees de-centralisation as a potential solution, concluding with a commentary on Gorbachev, the obstacles he faced and his awareness of the need for change in the scientific sphere.
| ISBN: | 9781032889788 |
| Publication date: | 19th January 2026 |
| Author: | Stephen Fortescue |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 238 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Library Editions: Soviet Society |
| Genres: |
Social and ethical issues Social and cultural history Social and political philosophy Cultural studies Far-left political ideologies and movements Left-of-centre democratic ideologies Psychiatry General and world history European history Regional / International studies Sociology Political science and theory |
Science Policy in the Soviet Union (1990) examines the major institutional and behavioural aspects influencing scientific research in the USSR. The book adopts the widespread view that Soviet science performs well below capacity and then looks at the institutions and management in the light of this assumption.
Science Policy in the Soviet Union features in the following genres: Social and ethical issues, Social and cultural history, Social and political philosophy, Cultural studies, Far-left political ideologies and movements, Left-of-centre democratic ideologies, Psychiatry, General and world history, European history, Regional / International studies, Sociology, Political science and theory
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Science Policy in the Soviet Union was written by Stephen Fortescue and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis
Science Policy in the Soviet Union has 238 pages
Yes it is part of Routledge Library Editions: Soviet Society series
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