In each area, development depends on financing and the organization of the absorption of funds. An economist and statistician can answer this question more accurately, the latter having to take into account the scientometric indicators for each area. The issue of scientific fields should be analyzed separately.
I don't believe it at all. That was reality in the early Middle Age. The questioner does not give a well-founded and objectively differentiated thesis to enable a rational discussion. He should do that before it is even possible to have a meaningful discussion. Otherwise, some fantasies or ideologies will come to life.
We are heading towards a multi-polar world power system.
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The consequences of this global power shift are not easy to assess, e.g. who or where will be the bigger players in this current bargaining process, concerning the political economy?
The late Wallerstein made some decisive remarks on this transition period:
In each area, development depends on financing and the organization of the absorption of funds. An economist and statistician can answer this question more accurately, the latter having to take into account the scientometric indicators for each area. The issue of scientific fields should be analyzed separately.
We still have a long way to go dear! Hopefully, sometime in the near future. It is a collective responsibility and is going to require a lot of hard teamwork, cooperation, and dedication.
Certainly not. The next force is to reach advanced levels in building and managing scientific institutions. There is no scientific or human power without its protection. The Arabs either put them in prison, kill them, or abandon them.