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Might there be some value in thinking about economic development as science capacity? In this view, the developed nation is one that has learned to house scientific activity. At some historical juncture, its humanists and practical men moved over and made room for the scientist. At first the new element's contribution was obscure. His theories were difficult and abstract, but their application through technology gained him understanding and support. Science became an orthodox profession with an independent ethos, and the society gained an important monitoring and regulatory capacity which gave new perspective to the issues that the practical men and the humanists had been unable to resolve. It was now possible to systematically scrutinize and up-date current practice. The society became dynamic, venturesome, growth-oriented.

Some underdeveloped societies are without the resources and professional talent that sustained growth requires. Others have them, and yet have not responded to massive resource allocation both from their own bounty and via external aid. Why are the growth processes not now irreversible within these societies? One explanation may be their failure to effectively house scientific activity. Their humanists and practical men - locked in ideological debate - have not moved over to make room for the scientist. Although first-class science may be economically justifiable; it remains second class, the handmaiden of other social factions. Science has not become an orthodox profession. You can't earn a living that way. Young nationals undertaking scientific training abroad hesitate to go back. Those that do, make their peace with the practical men or the equally science-free academic humanists.

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