201. Africa's Science Decline.
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MOUTON, JOHANN
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SCIENCE , *RESEARCH , *COLONIES - Abstract
The article discusses the decline in scientific innovation in Africa. Africa's share of world science have been declining and bibliometric studies show that sub-Saharan Africa's share of world scientific papers dropped from one percent to 0.7 percent in 1996. Many of the scientific institutions are fragile and susceptible to the vagaries of political and military events and suffer because of lack of clarity and articulation of science governance issues. The British model of colonial science led to the establishment of botanical gardens in many colonies as sites to conduct plant and other related research. The French approach to colonial science was different. Research had to be done through the mediation of institutions based in Paris.
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- 2008