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British Science Parks: Reflections on the Politics of High Technology
Author(s) -
Macdonald Stuart
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
randd management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.253
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1467-9310
pISSN - 0033-6807
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9310.1987.tb00045.x
Subject(s) - prosperity , enthusiasm , exploit , politics , face (sociological concept) , product (mathematics) , sociology , political science , environmental ethics , social science , law , computer science , psychology , social psychology , geometry , computer security , philosophy , mathematics
Science parks—high technology property developments associated with universities—have suddenly proliferated in Britain. Local authorities, universities and public sector development agencies are now eager to exploit what seems an obvious way of stimulating high technology industry. Though much of their enthusiasm is a product of self interest, it is justified by arguments that science parks provide conditions conducive to high technology industry's prosperity. These arguments are hard to accept, but then so too is the reasoning that perceives easy and instant benefits from high technology. Such euphoria is in stark contrast to the reality that will probably face many British science parks. Keywords: science parks, high technology, universities, Britain, information flow.