ABSTRACT
The problem of capacity-building in science and technology is a practical concern for Third World political leaders. Capacity-building demands new definitions and conceptualizations of the nature, domains, and strategies of Third World development. Furthermore, capacity-building in science and technology in the Third World demands a systematic understanding of the institutional nature of science and its multifaceted relations with society, culture, and development of the Third World. Problems of capacity-building in science and technology in the Third World are primarily institutional, organizational, and cultural. Capacity-building, in other words, is the process of modernization in science and technology from within. In order to understand the problem of capacity-building in science and technology in the Third World, one must first understand the nature and structure of a modern science system and the ways it can evolve and expand in the Third World.
