The Fragile Contract
Subtitle: University Science and the Federal Government
Contributors: David H. Guston (Editor); Kenneth Keniston (Editor)
Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: August 30, 1994
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 270
ISBN-13: 9780262571074
Subjects: Central government policies; Organization & management of education; Science funding & policy; Universities / polytechnics; Technology; Science; Science/Mathematics; USA; Development - Economic Development; General; Social Aspects; Technology / Social Aspects; Government policy; Research; Science and state; United States; Universities and colleges
First sentence: In the years following World War II, the United States developed a remarkable system for supporting scientific research.