{"product_id":"the-chaining-of-prometheus-9781487591519","title":"The Chaining of Prometheus","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe development of a national science policy for Canada – and the priorities to be set within any such policy – have been topics of a mounting debate within government and the scientific community. The questions involved are of concern in every country today: Can governments now afford to support laissez-faire 'pure' research to any extent? Or rather, should available resources be allocated to mission-oriented studies determined by government-established national goals?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProfessor Hayes assesses the limitations and prospects for success of attempts to impose a pattern of planning on Canadian science and critically examines the reports of the Glassco Commission, the examiners for the OECD, the Lamontagne Committee, and the Science Council, as well as of several university-sponsored groups. The power of the Treasury Board and other parts of the control system also receive attention. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost reports on Canadian science policy have been productions of federal agen\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409173225815,"sku":"9781487591519","price":18.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781487591519.jpg?v=1730505754","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-chaining-of-prometheus-9781487591519","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}