Congress's own think tank : learning from the legacy of the Office of Technology Assessment (1972-1995)
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Congress's own think tank : learning from the legacy of the Office of Technology Assessment (1972-1995)
（Science, technology, and innovation policy）（Palgrave pivot）
Palgrave Macmillan, 2013
1st ed
- : hardback
Available at 1 libraries
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Bibliography: p. 113-122
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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.
Table of Contents
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
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