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Essay by 谢振礼老师 Jeenn Lee Hsieh
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Private companies that support and carry out scientific research are
spending more than governments. Do you think that the advantages of this
development outweigh its disadvantages? Give reasons for your answer and include
any relevant examples from your knowledge or experience.
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Scientific research had better be carried out by private money than by
government funding. In most developed countries, scientific research spending
comes from private companies rather than from governments, especially if the
research results are mainly profit-motivated. It is because the private
incentive causes researchers to concentrate their energies on projects which are
perceived as likely to generate profit in return, whereas the
government-sponsored research is often limited in spending, for good
reasons.
There are disadvantages to scientific research privately funded, of course.
Critics hold that such research results may benefit only a single "interest
group" instead of being publicly shared. That is to say that scientific research
is done for profit, and not necessarily for the common good. Thus, when it comes
to doing research about "pure sciences"--biology, chemistry and physics,
government funding is essential because private companies are probably not so
interested. Generally speaking, government-sponsored research projects are
important in that they often go beyond the scope of isolated private
researchers. That also explains why in specific areas like military technology
and hard science, funding relies exclusively on governments so that the
innovated ideas should not be controlled by private companies.
However, there are probably more advantages to allowing, even encouraging,
private sectors to be freely engaged in scientific research projects. The
benefits are especially obvious in a climate of austerity since government
funding is often scarce. As usual, private companies could be motivated to
invest in scientific research of perhaps commercial value in a profit-driven
economy. Besides, it is true that private companies hiring free scientific minds
are usually more efficient and proficient than government organizations which
tend to impose lengthy and frustrating regulations to monitor research projects.
In comparison, private companies that support scientific research have a clear
purpose: profit. Consequently, they are more willing to spend more than
government-funded non-profit research agencies.
Along with the most brilliant brains, money is the most dominating factor
in carrying out successful scientific research projects. Although it is always
important for governments to focus on scientific projects to seek knowledge for
its own sake and for high-tech national defense; ultimately, private companies
could share the major financial responsibility in making a difference in various
research projects. Needless to say, public funding for scientific research seems
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发表于 2016-7-10 15:23:19