Public Science, Private Interests: Culture and Commerce in Canada's Networks of Centres of Excellence

Janet Atkinson-Grosjean

Published by University of Toronto Press 2005

Public Science, Private Interests

Culture and Commerce in Canada's Networks of Centres of Excellence

Janet Atkinson-Grosjean

https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442678897

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Janet Atkinson-Grosjean's Public Science, Private Interests is the first book-length study of NCEs, and offers an assessment of the long-term impact of the erasure between public institutions and private enterprise.

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Atkinson-Grosjean Janet :

Janet Atkinson-Grosjean is a research associate with the Centre for Policy Research on Science and Technology at Simon Fraser University and the W. Maurice Young Centre for Applied Ethics at the University of British Columbia.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Figures and Tables Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xi
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xiii
Abbreviations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xvii
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
1. Two Divides Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	12
2. Science Policy in Canada and the NCE Experiment Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	40
3. Configuring the Canadian Genetic Diseases Network Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	67
4. Culture and Science Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	105
5. From Science to Commerce Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	138
6. Adventures in the Nature of Trade Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	164
7. NCEs and the Public Interest Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	192
Appendix A. NCE Program Funded Networks, 1989–2005 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	205
Appendix B. Data Collection and Analysis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	207
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	213
References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	231
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	253

Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 240

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Published: January 23, 2006
ISBN: 9781442678897