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9781410217028

Scientific And Technological Forecasting

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  • ISBN13:

    9781410217028

  • ISBN10:

    1410217027

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2004-10-30
  • Publisher: Lightning Source Inc

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Table of Contents

U. S. Board on Geographiphical Names Transliteration System iii
Annotation iv
To The Reader vi
Forecasting -- The Science of the Future
1(35)
A compass on the path to the future
1(12)
A struggle with the future or a struggle for the future?
13(10)
Concepts and elements of the theory of scientific and technological forecasts
23(13)
Informational and Logical Principles of Forecasting
36(43)
Prediction potential of scientific and technological information
36(11)
The treasure-house of ideas
47(9)
The study of science as the theoretical basis of scientific and technological forecasting
56(23)
Forecasting in Conditions of the Contemporary Scientific and Technological Revolution
79(38)
The law of accelerated development in action
79(11)
Economic urgency of scientific and technological forecasting
90(12)
Forecasting and planning in control of scientific and technological progress
102(15)
Contemporary Methods of Scientific and Technological Forecasting
117(59)
Extrapolation methods
117(15)
Methods of expert evaluations
132(21)
Simulation methods
153(23)
Urgent Applied Problems of Scientific Forecasting
176(36)
The problem of selection
176(26)
System of forecasts
202(4)
Algorithm for organization of forecast developments
206(6)
The Future of the Science of the Future 212(3)
References 215

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