Science, Money, and Politics
Subtitle: Political Triumph and Ethical Erosion
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Published: September 15, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 528
ISBN-13: 9780226306346
Subjects: Central government policies; Political science & theory; Science funding & policy; Science; Business / Economics / Finance; Science/Mathematics; USA; Development - Economic Development; Economics - General; General; Political Science / General; Federal aid to research; Science and state; United States
First sentence: THIS BOOK is about the politics and finance of science in America from the end of World War II to the turn of the century.
Description: "Each year, Congress appropriates billions of dollars for scientific research. And each year, scientists complain of insufficient funding and lobby (usually successfully) for more. Who receives the money, and the tactics they use to get it, are explored in this documented expose by journalist Daniel S. Greenberg.".

"From the end of World War II to 2001, and from medical research to particle physics, Greenberg reveals the little-known but all-pervasive links among science, money, and politics in the United States. He takes us behind closed doors in Washington, drawing on archival research as well as astonishingly frank and revealing interviews with presidential science advisers, congressional and White House staffers, and elected officials."--BOOK JACKET.