Science and the Economic Crisis Impact on Science, Lessons from Science /

• Main Author: Sylos Labini, Francesco (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Subjects: Physics.; Sociophysics.; Econophysics.; Science > Social aspects.; Economics.; Economic policy.; Socio- and Econophysics, Population and Evolutionary Models.; Popular Science in Economics / Management.; Societal Aspects of Physics.; R & D/Technology Policy.

This book not only explores the ways in which the economic crisis and associated austerity policies have adversely impacted the physical and human infrastructure and conduct of scientific research, but also considers how science can help us to understand the crisis and provide original solutions. St...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Introduction
• Chapter I: Forecast
• Chapter II: Crisis
• Chapter III: Risk
• Chapter IV: Perspectives.