Science and Technology Policy in the United States : : Open Systems in Action /

Science and Technology Policy in the United States : : Open Systems in Action / / Sylvia Kraemer.

During the latter half of the twentieth century, federal funding in the United States for scientific research and development increased dramatically. Yet despite the infusion of public funds into research centers, the relationship between public policy and research and development remains poorly und...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Rutgers University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
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Kraemer, Sylvia,
Place / Publishing House:New Brunswick, NJ : : Rutgers University Press, , [2006]
©2006
Year of Publication:2006
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (352 p.) :; 10
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • LIST OF TABLES
  • PREFACE
  • 1. Introduction: Open Systems
  • 2. Technology and the Ideology of Free Markets
  • 3. The Ideologies of Science
  • 4. The Science and Technology Policy Toolkit
  • 5. Science, Technology, and Political Authority
  • 6. Open Systems in a Digital World
  • 7. Open Systems in Outer Space
  • 8. The Crisis in American Health Care
  • 9. Fossil Fuels and Clean Air
  • 10. Epilogue
  • Appendix: Essay on Sources
  • Notes
  • Index
  • ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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