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The organization <strong>and</strong> f<strong>in</strong>anc<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> <strong>research</strong> 755<br />

<strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> Academy, while <strong>human</strong>istic studies are diffused throughout <strong>the</strong> universities.<br />

The Academy provides grants to university <strong>in</strong>stitutions for <strong>research</strong> on<br />

subjects for which <strong>the</strong> Academy has no specialized body <strong>of</strong> its own, or for<br />

assist<strong>in</strong>g <strong>research</strong> <strong>in</strong> progress at <strong>the</strong> universities, or when its own <strong>in</strong>stitutes are<br />

overworked. Special grants for <strong>the</strong>se purposes are frequently made <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>social</strong><br />

sciences, more than 50 bodies receiv<strong>in</strong>g subventions <strong>in</strong> 1964.~~ Likewise, <strong>research</strong><br />

workers are seconded. To concentrate capability <strong>and</strong> funds <strong>in</strong> one central<br />

<strong>research</strong> <strong>in</strong>stitution, but <strong>the</strong>n to have it support a develop<strong>in</strong>g university system,<br />

represents a type <strong>of</strong> science policy likely to be favoured <strong>in</strong> countries where <strong>the</strong><br />

scientific resource base is narrow.<br />

24. Additional data for Hungary (1966) show <strong>the</strong> breakdown <strong>of</strong> <strong>research</strong><br />

funds among <strong>the</strong> ma<strong>in</strong> discipl<strong>in</strong>es recognised <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>social</strong> sciences <strong>and</strong> <strong>human</strong>ities.<br />

HUNGARY. Distribution <strong>of</strong> <strong>research</strong> funds among <strong>social</strong> science <strong>and</strong> <strong>human</strong>istic discipl<strong>in</strong>es<br />

(1966) (<strong>in</strong> million For<strong>in</strong>ts)<br />

Philosophy<br />

Economics<br />

History<br />

Law <strong>and</strong> political science<br />

Pedagogy<br />

Languages <strong>and</strong> letters<br />

Geography<br />

Arts<br />

O<strong>the</strong>rs<br />

Amount %<br />

7.4<br />

73.8<br />

10.2<br />

5.0<br />

8.2<br />

15.0<br />

4.8<br />

5.2<br />

5.3<br />

5.5<br />

54.7<br />

7.6<br />

3.7<br />

6. I<br />

11.1<br />

3.6<br />

3.8<br />

3.9<br />

Total 134.9 100.0<br />

SOURCE: ‘A magyar tudomi<strong>in</strong>yos kutatas helyzete az orszagos kutatasi statisztika 1966.<br />

&vi adatai tukrkben,’ Tudomr<strong>in</strong>yszervezisi Trij6koztatd 8 (I), January, 1968, p. 33.<br />

Over half <strong>the</strong> available funds were allocated to economics, <strong>and</strong> most <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

rest to <strong>the</strong> <strong>human</strong>ities. The share <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>social</strong> sciences o<strong>the</strong>r than economics is<br />

an unidentifiable proportion <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> allocations to philosophy, law <strong>and</strong> political<br />

science, <strong>and</strong> pedagogy. Between <strong>the</strong>m <strong>the</strong>se account for no more than 15.3 %,<br />

HUNGARY. Distribution <strong>of</strong> <strong>research</strong> funds among major scientific group<strong>in</strong>gs (1966)<br />

(<strong>in</strong> million For<strong>in</strong>ts)<br />

Amount %<br />

Technology 1731.1 62.2<br />

Natural (physical <strong>and</strong> biological) 395.9 14.2<br />

Agricultural<br />

Medical<br />

333.9<br />

189.5<br />

12.0<br />

6.8<br />

Social sciences <strong>and</strong> <strong>human</strong>ities 134.9 4.8<br />

Total 2785.3 100.0<br />

SOURCE: ‘A magyar tudomanyos kutatas helyzete az orszagos kutatasi statisztika 1966.<br />

evi adatai tiikrkben,’ Tudornbnyszervezisi Tcijikoztatd 8 (I), January, I 968, p. 33.

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