Reconfiguring knowledge production [electronic resource] : changing authority relationships in the sciences and their consequences for intellectual innovation / edited by Richard Whitley, Jochen Gl�aser, Lars Engwall. Whitley, Richard, 1944- Gl�aser, Jochen. Engwall, Lars. Research Government policy. Research Government policy Case studies. Science and state. Science and state Case studies. Q175 507.2 22 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. Governance of the public sciences has changed since World War II, especially the funding structures, autonomy, and accountability of public research organisations, and the extent to which research is steered towards societal usefulness. This book examines these developments in several countries. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010. 2010. 2010 Text 1 online resource (xv, 387 p.) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199590193.001.0001 eng