Science funding & policy books

Offers a forum for research on the interactions among public policy, the innovation process, and the economy. This...  Read More >>

The NRC Resident Research Associateship Program at NIST provides two-year temporary appointments for outstanding...  Read More >>

This compact and innovative book tackles one of the central issues in drug policy: the lack of a coherent conceptual...  Read More >>

Based on a series of regional meetings on university campuses with officials from the national security community...  Read More >>

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Considers examples of successful financing mechanisms for information and communication technology (ICT) for development...  Read More >>

G. Bruce Doern and Jeffrey S. Kinder examine four labs whose mandates deal with the Alberta oil sands, environmental...  Read More >>

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New evidence about the use and abuse of science in support of bigotry  Read More >>

Kazakhstan has an ambitious program to increase its technological competitiveness in the global market place during...  Read More >>

In a world where advanced knowledge is widespread and low-cost labor is available, US advantages in the marketplace...  Read More >>

Emphasizes five actions to provide prisoners involved in research with protections: expand the definition of 'prisoner';...  Read More >>

Bonnie Steinbock presents the authoritative, state-of-the-art guide to current issues in bioethics, covering 30...  Read More >>

Economists discuss the effect of public policy on the innovation process, with topics that include productivity...  Read More >>

Economists discuss the effect of public policy on the innovation process, with topics that include productivity...  Read More >>

Modern science is big business. This book examines some of the important and difficult questions resulting from...  Read More >>

What role should the law play in regulating risks? What limits do we wish to place upon public health activities?...  Read More >>

In the challenging new global economy, knowledge is Europe’s most valuable resource, and I am convinced that, with...  Read More >>

The number of women studying science and engineering (S&E) has increased, but women do not hold academic faculty...  Read More >>

One of five in a series evaluating the grant programs of the Lucille P. Markey Charitable Trust, this report examines...  Read More >>

How the United States used its position as the world's leading scientific and technological power to rebuild European...  Read More >>

"In this report to the Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable, authors Jerry Thursby and Marie Thursby...  Read More >>

Papers highlighting the role economic theory and empirical analysis can play in evaluating current and prospective...  Read More >>

Papers highlighting the role economic theory and empirical analysis can play in evaluating current and prospective...  Read More >>