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Science Policy in the Developing Nations

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South-east Asia provides an illustration of the need for changes in fundamental attitudes towards education, science and technology if developing countries are to formulate their own science policies, with central organizations to carry them out.

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BHATHAL, R. Science Policy in the Developing Nations. Nature 232, 227–229 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/232227a0

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