Abstract: This chapter examines in broad rather than specific detail the role of leading party organs in science management, particularly the making of major science policy. Lack of information means that it will be more a study of the institutions involved than a precise description of the process itself. Emphasis will be given to the role played by the Politburo and the Central Committee apparatus. Equal emphasis will be given to the influence of scientists on major decision-making. The findings of the latter examination will play a major role in deter...
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