Table 2. Scientists and engineers' engaged in R&D per 

 10,000 population by country, 1963-71 



' Full-time equivalents. 



M964 



^ Not available 



Sources Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 

 International Survey ol the Resources Devoted to R&D by OECD 

 Member Countries lor 1963, 1967, and 1969; National Science 

 Foundation estimates for 1970 and 1971; U-S.S R estimates 

 for all years provided by Or Robert W. Campbell, Indiana 

 University. 



Table 3. Distribution of government R&D expenditures among national objectives, 

 by country, 1961 and 1969 



National Objectives 



Total (inillions of 

 dollars) 



National defense 



Space 



Community services 



Economic development . . . 



Nuclear energy 



Advancement of science . . 



National defense 



Space 



Community services 



Economic development . . . 



Nuclear energy 



Advancement of science . . 



United United 

 States Kingdom 



France Germany Japan 



$11,089 



$1,078 



$601 



$423 



$235 



' Not available 



Source: Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development, Research and Development In OECD Member 

 Countries: Trends and Objectives, September 13.1971 



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