白象(white elephant)是白色变种的印度象。由于它极为稀有、难养,因此在印度、斯里兰卡、缅甸及泰国备受尊崇。据传暹逻王常把白象赐给失宠的臣子,使共为饲养这一珍物而倾家荡产。后来人们用白象来指累赘的贵重物品,以及大而无当,只有投入很少产出的投资项目。从一个案例(case)谈起80年代以来,科技体制改革把科研机构、学 The white elephant is a white variant Indian elephant. Because it is extremely rare and difficult to support, it is respected in India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Thailand. According to reports, the king of Siam has often given white elephants to the outspoken courtiers, making them collectively responsible for keeping this treasure. Later, people used white elephants to refer to cumbersome and valuable items, as well as large and improper, and invested only in projects with little output. From a case, we talked about the scientific and technological system reform since the 1980s.