10. The Balance Sheet of Modernization: Scientific and Technical Institutions

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface vii
3. Contents xi
4. Tables, Figures, Map xii
5. 1. Scientific Research and National Independence: The French View 1
6. 2. The Atlantic Imbalance in Science and Technology 17
7. 3. The Dimensions of the American Challenge 39
8. 4. The Heritage of the Napoleonic System 77
9. 5. The American Model of a Scientific State 124
10. 6. Reform Under the Fourth Republic 151
11. 7. Science Policy Under the Fifth Republic 188
12. 8. The Fifth Plan, 1966-1970 218
13. 9. Defense, Space, and Atomic Power 253
14. 10. The Balance Sheet of Modernization: Scientific and Technical Institutions 302
15. 11. The Balance Sheet of Modernization: The Professionalization and Governance of Science 342
16. 12. Prospects for a European Solution to the Technology Gap 377
17. 13. The Technology Gap in Political Perspective 441
18. Index 461
19. Backmatter 475