Science and Technology in Central and Eastern Europe by A.D. ... - 9781138981393

Taylor & Francis

The political upheavals in the former Soviet Union and its satellite states in Central and Eastern Europe have produced profound social, educational, and economic changes. Once a centerpiece of the communist state, the study of science and technology in the university has now fallen victim to economic and social disarray. Support for the teaching and funding of science and technology is of primary importance for the economic health of any modern nation. The ten chapters of this work examine what happens to a scientific and technological establishiment that suddenly has to make its own way as exemplified in many countries worldwide today. > Russia: Higher Education and Change, Dmitry Piskunov * Russia: Science in the Post-Soviet Disunion, Yakov M. Rabkin and Elena Z. Mirskaya * Science, Technology & Higher Education in the Baltics, A.D. Tillett and Barry Lesser * Poland: Higher Education and Science, A Survey, Zbigniew M. Fallenbuchl * Romania: Legacy and Change: Reform of Higt