Science and technology advice for Congress
The elimination of the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) in 1995 came during a storm of budget cutting and partisan conflict. Offering perspectives from scholars and scientists with diverse academic backgrounds and extensive experience within the policy process, this title breaks from the politics of the OTA and its contentious aftermath.
Print Book, English, ©2003
Resources for the Future, Washington, DC, ©2003
xii, 236 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
9781891853753, 9781891853746, 1891853759, 1891853740
52518765
Analysis, governance, and the need for better institutional arrangements / M. Granger Morgan and Jon M. Peha
Technical advice for Congress / Bruce L.R. Smith and Jeffrey K. Stine
The origins, accomplishments, and demise of the office of technology assessment / Robert M. Margolis and David H. Guston
Insights from the office of technology assessment and other assessment experiences / David H. Guston
The European experience / Norman J. Vig
Thinking about alternative models / M. Granger Morgan and Jon M. Peha
An expanded analytical capability in the Congressional Research Service, the General Accounting Office, or the Congressional Budget Office / Christopher T. Hill
Expanded use of the National Academies / John Ahearne and Peter Blair
Expanding the role of the Congressional Science and Engineering Fellowship Program / Albert H. Teich and Stephen J. Lita
A lean, distributed organization to serve Congress / M. Granger Morgan, Jon M. Peha, and Daniel E. Hastings
A dedicated organization in Congress / Gerald L. Epstein and Ashton B. Carter
An independent analysis group that works exclusively for Congress, operated by a nongovernmental organization / Caroline S. Wagner and William A. Stiles Jr
Where do we go from here? / M. Granger Morgan and Jon M. Peha