The Role of Science in a New Era of Competition

The significance of the federal government's science policy & budget decisions for fiscal year 1983 is explored. An important problem of science policy in the current situation has been unwillingness to restructure priorities to fit within current budget constraints. It is necessary to exam...

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1982-08, Vol.217 (4560), p.606-609
Main Author: Keyworth, George A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Budget/Budgets/Budgeting
Communities
Energy
Federal/Federalism
High technology industries
Industrial market
Physics
Policy/Policies
Science and state
Science policy
Science/Sciences (see also Scientific)
Space research
Technological innovation
Technology
United States federal budget
Universities
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Summary:The significance of the federal government's science policy & budget decisions for fiscal year 1983 is explored. An important problem of science policy in the current situation has been unwillingness to restructure priorities to fit within current budget constraints. It is necessary to examine what programs the nation can afford to support, & also what programs can help the national economy. Research & development is not a source of automatic economic growth; it is necessary to make knowledge useful. The threat of US industrial decline may provide the stimulus needed to induce this. W. H. Stoddard.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.217.4560.606