Japanese Science: From the Inside Contributor(s): Coleman, Samuel (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415510589 ISBN-13: 9780415510585 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $66.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2011 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Science | History - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General - Political Science | Public Policy - Economic Policy |
Dewey: 338.926 |
Series: Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia |
Physical Information: 232 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Japanese |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This new ethnographic study looks of Japan's scientists looks firsthand at career structures and organizational issues that have hampered the advancement of scientists and scientific research in Japan. It provides analysis of the problem of career mobility in science, the status quo in university and government laboratories, relations between scientists and lay administrators and the problems encountered by women scientists. |