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"Although scholars have devoted much attention to the impact of technology on society, they have tended to slight the question of how technology is affected by social systems. The authors of this volume take precisely this approach in their examination of the ""Soviet model"" of development. The book surveys the history and current state of science and technology in the USSR and its former satellites. It then looks at the economic environment for technological innovation and examines the impact of the ""energy shock"" in the transitional economies of the region. Finally, it discusses the ecological devastation of the USSR and Eastern Europe, its connection with the ""Soviet model"" and the prospects for remediation. The central argument of the book is that the cultural and social factors and the legacy of the Soviet model will inevitable figure in the reconstruction of the East."

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Author:   James P. Scanlan ,  Paul R. Josephson ,  Susan J. Linz ,  Steven W. Popper
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   M.E. Sharpe
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9780873328913

ISBN 10:   0873328914
Pages:   200
Publication Date:   28 February 1992
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 The Fits and Starts of Russian and Soviet Technology, Loren R. Graham; Chapter 2 Science and Technology as Panacea in Gorbachev's Russia, Paul R. Josephson; Chapter 3 Innovation Strategies in Centrally Planned and Transition Economies, Susan J. Linz; Chapter 4 Science and Technology in Eastern Europe after the Flood: Rejoining the World, Steven W. Popper; Chapter 5 Eastern Europe and the “Energy Shock” of 1990, John M. Kramer; Chapter 6 Ecology and Technology in the USSR, Joan DeBardeleben; Chapter 7 Technology and the Environment in Eastern Europe, Barbara Jancar-Webster;

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Loren R. Graham, Paul R. Josephson, Susan J. Linz, Steven W. Popper, John M. Kramer, Joan DeBardeleben, Barbara Jancar-Webster

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