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- Book Title
- Congress's Own Think Tank : Learning from the Legacy of the Offic
- ISBN
- 9781137360892
- Publication Name
- Congress's Own Think Tank : Learning from the Legacy of the Office of Technology Assessment (1972-1995)
- Item Length
- 8.5in
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Publication Year
- 2013
- Series
- Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy Ser.
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.5in
- Item Width
- 5.5in
- Item Weight
- 101 Oz
- Number of Pages
- Xii, 128 Pages
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Congress' Own Think Tank recaps the OTA experienceit'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.
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Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN-10
1137360895
ISBN-13
9781137360892
eBay Product ID (ePID)
171867958
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Congress's Own Think Tank : Learning from the Legacy of the Office of Technology Assessment (1972-1995)
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2013
Series
Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy Ser.
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
Xii, 128 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.5in
Item Height
0.5in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
101 Oz
Additional Product Features
Number of Volumes
1 Vol.
Lc Classification Number
Hb172
Reviews
"There has been no time since OTA's defunding in 1995 that the Congress needed more an institution through which both parties could jointly base their policy debates on the best scientifically established facts. As Peter Blair knows from experience at both OTA and the National Academies, the key to informing policy alternatives by the best technical knowledge requires scientific analysis that is dependable, understandable, and pertinent to the political context. Blair offers three institutional options; without one of them our democracy will continue to erode." - Lewis M. Branscomb, Professor Emeritus, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, USA "Peter Blair's carefully researched history of Congress's own think tank - the non-partisan Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) (1972-1995) - chronicles the enduring need of Congress for independent, authoritative, and objective analyses of major public policy issues involving science and technology. His personal observations as a former OTA Assistant Director are poignant lenses on the key people and events that kindled and earned the agency respect around the world until its demise in 1995. Blair forcefully argues that today's question is not so much as whether but in what forms science and technology advice can be sought and received by Congress. His book is a valuable source of wisdom for the science and technology community and our citizen governors." -John H. Gibbons, Assistant to the President for Science and Technology and Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, 1993-1998; Director Office of Technology Assessment, 1979-1993 "For almost a quarter of a century the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) was one of the most respected, productive, and cost-efficient agencies in history, producing comprehensive reports for the House and Senate on issues relating to climate change, health care policy, agricultural production, telecommunications, space policy, electronic surveillance, national defense, and may more. In a senseless fit of government reduction the agency was closed in 1995, and the country lost a valuable resource. A new mechanism for providing independent, non-partisan, science and technology advice for the Congress is essential for our country. No one is better able than Peter Blair to tell the story of why OTA worked so well for legislators and the general public and what can be done now to revive the service OTA provided. With an insider's view and with science policy expertise he gives a clear, well-documented account that will be invaluable to anyone thinking about how best to legislate in a world teeming with overlapping and incompletely understood technologies." -Rush D. Holt, Jr., U.S. Representative for New Jersey's 12th congressional district, "There has been no time since OTA's defunding in 1995 that the Congress needed more an institution through which both parties could jointly base their policy debates on the best scientifically established facts. As Peter Blair knows from experience at both OTA and the National Academies, the key to informing policy alternatives by the best technical knowledge requires scientific analysis that is dependable, understandable, and pertinent to the political context. Blair offers three institutional options; without one of them our democracy will continue to erode." - Lewis M. Branscomb, Professor Emeritus, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, USA "Peter Blair's carefully researched history of Congress's own think tank - the non-partisan Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) (1972-1995) - chronicles the enduring need of Congress for independent, authoritative, and objective analyses of major public policy issues involving science and technology. His personal observations as a former OTA Assistant Director are poignant lenses on the key people and events that kindled and earned the agency respect around the world until its demise in 1995. Blair forcefully argues that today's question is not so much as whether but in what forms science and technology advice can be sought and received by Congress. His book is a valuable source of wisdom for the science and technology community and our citizen governors." - John H. Gibbons, Assistant to the President for Science and Technology and Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, 1993-1998; Director Office of Technology Assessment, 1979-1993 "For almost a quarter of a century the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) was one of the most respected, productive, and cost-efficient agencies in history, producing comprehensive reports for the House and Senate on issues relating to climate change, health care policy, agricultural production, telecommunications, space policy, electronic surveillance, national defense, and may more. In a senseless fit of government reduction the agency was closed in 1995, and the country lost a valuable resource. A new mechanism for providing independent, non-partisan, science and technology advice for the Congress is essential for our country. No one is better able than Peter Blair to tell the story of why OTA worked so well for legislators and the general public and what can be done now to revive the service OTA provided. With an insider's view and with science policy expertise he gives a clear, well-documented account that will be invaluable to anyone thinking about how best to legislate in a world teeming with overlapping and incompletely understood technologies." - Rush D. Holt, Jr., U.S. Representative for New Jersey's 12th congressional district
Table of Content
1. Pre-History: Meeting the Need for Science Advice to the U.S. Congress 2. Key Features of the Technology Assessment Act of 1972 3. Startup: Setting the Agenda in OTA's Early Years 4. Growing Pains: Evolution of OTA's Process of Technology Assessment 5. After the Fall: Strengths and Weaknesses of Post OTA Efforts to Fill the Gap 6. Looking Forward: Comparing Future Options 7. Conclusions: Restoring Independent, Authoritative, and Objective Science and Technology Advice to the U.S. Congress
Copyright Date
2013
Topic
American Government / Legislative Branch, Industries / General, Social Aspects, Public Policy / Science & Technology Policy, Economics / Microeconomics, Development / Economic Development
Lccn
2013-025084
Dewey Decimal
338.973/0609045
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Technology & Engineering, Business & Economics, Political Science
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