Congress’s Own Think Tank

Learning from the Legacy of the Office of Technology Assessment (1972-1995)

Gebonden Engels 2013 9781137360892
Verwachte levertijd ongeveer 9 werkdagen

Samenvatting

Congress' Own Think Tank recaps the OTA experience?it's creation, operation, and circumstances of its closure? and that of organizations attempting to fill the gap since OTA's closure as well as a number of new forces shaping the current context for science and technology issues facing the Congress.

Specificaties

ISBN13:9781137360892
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Uitgever:Palgrave Macmillan US
Hoofdrubriek:Economie, Economie

Lezersrecensies

Wees de eerste die een lezersrecensie schrijft!

Inhoudsopgave

1. Pre-History: Meeting the Need for Science Advice to the U.S. Congress 2. Key Features of the Technology Assessment Act of 1972 3. Startup: Setting the Agenda in OTA's Early Years 4. Growing Pains: Evolution of OTA's Process of Technology Assessment 5. After the Fall: Strengths and Weaknesses of Post OTA Efforts to Fill the Gap 6. Looking Forward: Comparing Future Options 7. Conclusions: Restoring Independent, Authoritative, and Objective Science and Technology Advice to the U.S. Congress

Managementboek Top 100

Rubrieken

    Personen

      Trefwoorden

        Congress’s Own Think Tank