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Science and Technology in a Developing World

Science and Technology in a Developing World

Spaapen, J.
Krishna, V. V.
Shinn, T.

Hardcover

Series: Sociology of the Sciences Yearbook, Book 19

EconomicsGeneral EducationGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 0792344197
ISBN13: 9780792344193
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: Sep 30 1997
Pages: 411
Weight: 1.74
Height: 1.06 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
block possible Soviet expansion by mobilizing European democracies, the policy soon extended to some developing countries in Asia and Latin America. In response, the USSR gradually initiated development programs for newly independent nations in Asia and Africa. In this context, super power rivalry operated in the South to (i) expand spheres of influence and control; (ii) guard Southern nations from the influence and incursions launched by the opposed camp; (iii) stimulate indigenous development. With few exceptions, Southern nations provided little input to the definition and execution of North-South dynamics during this period. In the case of Africa and to some extent Asia, the acquisition of independence was so recent and often sudden that there was little time to reflect on the kind of policies and measures needed to build bal- anced relations with the former mother country. In Latin America, the Monroe Doctrine had long insured that the region was a virtual captive of the US. Aid for development was contingent on conformity to US political and economic interests. The cognitive component of South-North dealings strongly reflected the two above mentioned dispositions. The relative lack of political experience in the South. and the dearth of an organized and sizable intellectual/academic community, meant that there were few cognitive and human resources for undertaking careful study and analysis of the conditions and needs of develop- ment from a Southern perspective (influential exceptions existed though, such as Raul Prebisch in Latin America or Ghandi in India).

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