Based on conference proceedings held at the Ciba Foundation, London, June 1988. Discusses the criteria of scientific choice and the organization of scientific evaluation. Considers evaluation techniques, their limitations, and their role in determining policy. Also discusses the performance of academic institutions, research groups, research training, national science policies, and industrial research and forecasting. Addresses the influences of industrial, commercial, and political pressures, as well as those of the scientific community on decision making in science.
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