Between Politics and Science: Assuring the Integrity and Productivity of Reseach

by David H. Guston

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Combining political-economic, sociological, and historical approaches, Professor Guston provides a coherent new framework for analyzing the changing relationship between politics and science in the United States. After World War II, the social contract for science assumed that the integrity and productivity of research were automatic; a belief that endured for four decades. But in the 1980s, cases of misconduct in science and flagging economic performance...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0521030803

ISBN13:9780521030809

Release Date:January 2007

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:232 Pages

Weight:0.76 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Related Subjects

Business & Investing Economics Government History & Philosophy Political History Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Popular Economics Research

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