Radiation Protection Dosimetry Advance Access originally published online on February 18, 2007
Radiation Protection Dosimetry 2007 123(2):135-136; doi:10.1093/rpd/ncm142
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Editorial
ON SCIENCE, ECONOMICS AND EDUCATION
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In their public statements, politicians and leaders of most developed countries espouse the doctrine that the growth of their respective economies is highly dependent on innovations resulting from scientific research and development. Many countries support science directly or indirectly using a variety of subsidies, grants, contracts, or other financial mechanisms. But, the lion's share of support for research and development is usually provided by industry. The statistic often quoted is the percentage of gross domestic product
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