Transformative Research – an Exploration of Six Propositions
Transformative Research – An Exploration of Six Propositions By Bhavya Lal S.B. in Nuclear Engineering, June 1990, Massachusetts Institute of Technology S.M. in Nuclear Engineering, June 1990, Massachusetts Institute of Technology S.M. in Technology and Policy, June 1992, Massachusetts Institute of Technology A Dissertation Submitted to The Faculty of The Columbian College of Arts and Sciences of The George Washington University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy August 31, 2012 Dissertation directed by Nicholas Vonortas Professor of Economics and International Affairs The Columbian College of Arts and Sciences of The George Washington University certifies that Bhavya Lal has passed the Final Examination for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy as of July 3, 2012. This is the final and approved form of the dissertation. Transformative Research – An Exploration of Six Propositions Bhavya Lal Dissertation Research Committee: Nicholas Vonortas, Professor of Economics and International Affairs, Dissertation Director Kathryn Newcomer, Professor of Public Policy and Public Administration Committee Member Scott Pace, Professor of the Practice of International Affairs, Committee Member ii To Kinjal iii Acknowledgements My greatest gratitude is reserved for my advisor and dissertation chair Nicholas Vonortas for seeing the potential of this topic, and giving me the opportunity to work on it. I am grateful to him not only for the confidence he showed in me, and for the incalculable ways he stretched me intellectually, but also for the clear direction I got whenever I drifted too far off course. I thank my committee members Scott Pace and Kathryn Newcomer, for pushing me to defend every statement, and in so doing, sharpening my work and preparing me for any audience.
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