UNESCO Science Report 2010: The Current Status of Science Around the WorldThe latest in a series which analyzes the status of science worldwide every five years, the UNESCO Science Report 2010 is divided into national and regional chapters, each written by experts who hail from the same country or region they are covering. The first chapter provides a global overview of the main developments in scientific research, innovation and higher education since 2005. Subsequent chapters provide a regional perspective of the situation in Latin America, the Caribbean, European Union, Southeast Europe, Arab states, sub-Saharan Africa, Central Asia, South and Southeast Asia and the South Pacific. These regional chapters are interspersed with national chapters shining the spotlight on Brazil, Canada, China, Cuba, India, Iran, Japan, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Turkey and the USA. 'What effect is the current global economic recession having on national science systems?' 'How fast are the national innovation systems developing in the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russ |
Contents
2 United States of America | 28 |
3 Canada | 60 |
4 Latin America | 76 |
5 Brazil | 102 |
6 Cuba | 122 |
7 The CARICOM countries | 132 |
8 European Union | 146 |
9 Southeast Europe | 182 |
14 SubSaharan Africa | 278 |
15 South Asia | 322 |
16 Iran | 348 |
17 India | 362 |
18 China | 378 |
19 Japan | 400 |
20 Republic of Korea | 414 |
21 Southeast Asia and Oceania | 436 |
10 Turkey | 200 |
11 Russian Federation | 214 |
12 Central Asia | 234 |
13 Arab states | 250 |
Annexes | 464 |
Statistical annex | 472 |
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