Congress's Own Think Tank [electronic resource] : Learning from the Legacy of the Office of Technology Assessment (1972-1995) /
Blair, P.author.
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.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Introduction: The context for science and technology advice for Congress -- Science and technology advice for Congress -- 2. Pre-history : meeting the need for science advice to the U.S. Congress -- 3. Key features of the Technology Assessment Act of 1972 -- The evolving role of TAB -- The role of TAAC -- The role of OTA's director -- 4. Startup : setting the agenda in OTA's early years -- Beginnings -- Erosion of early warning and the role of TAAC -- Evolution of staff roles -- The short-lived "priorities list" -- 5. Growing pains : evolution of OTA's process of technology assessment -- The OTA assessment process -- OTA's internal organization -- 6. Impact and influence as the OTA model matured -- Congressional uses of OTA reports -- OTA as a "shared staff" for Congress -- 7. Closing OTA : transition in the 104th Congress -- The "Contract with America" -- The congressional debate : a cut of convenience -- 8. After the fall : post OTA efforts to fill the gap -- The GAO experiment -- Increased utilization of the National Research Council -- International experiences -- 9. Looking forward : comparing future options -- The changing context for congressional science and technology advice -- Desirable features for new sources of S&T advice tuned to congressional needs -- Summary -- Conclusions -- Appendix: The Technology Assessment Act of 1972.
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.
Technology assessment
Technology and state
Microeconomics.
Industrial organization.
Development economics.
Macroeconomics.
Management.
Economic growth.
Microeconomics.
Industrial Organization.
Development Economics.
Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics.
Innovation/Technology Management.
Economic Growth.