Fragile Contract University Science and the Federal Government

Name: Fragile Contract University Science and the Federal Government
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ISBN: 9780262571074

ISBN-10: 0262571072

ISBN-13: 9780262571074

Edition: 1994

Authors: David H. Guston, Kenneth Keniston

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Is there a crisis in the relations between research universities and the federal government? Is our system, which has been the most successful in the world, breaking down? The Fragile Contractbrings together essays by scientists, university leaders, scholars, and seasoned science watchers from government agencies and nonprofit groups to address this issue. Neither advocacy nor polemic, it explores the social contexts for and influences on research in the university setting to encourage greater understanding of core issues by both politicians and scientists. The contributors offer concrete suggestions for building the foundation of a firmer contract that reflects current realities. The…

Book details

List price: $6.75
Copyright year: 1994
Publisher: MIT Press
Publication date: 8/30/1994
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 258
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



Acknowledgments


About the Authors



Introduction: The Social Contract for Science




Universities, the Public, and the Government: The State of the Partnership




On Doing One's Damnedest: The Evolution of Trust in Sciennfic Findings




Integrity and Accountability in Research




The Public Face of Science: What Can We Learn from Disputes?




How Large an RandD Enterprise?




Views from the Benches: Funding Biomedical Research and the Physical Sciences




Financing Science after the Cold War




Indirect Costs and the Government-University Partnership




Research in U.S. Universities in a Technologically Competetitive World




Conclusion: Constructive Responses to the Changing Social Context of University-Government Relations



Index