Shaping Science and Technology Policy : The Next Generation of Research (Science and Technology in Society)

Scientists and policy analysts explore the landscape three decades after all pretense was dropped that scientists would have any say in US science and technology policy. They consider such aspects as shaping the national investment portfolio on research and development, the Environmental Protection Agency's drinking water standards, shaping communications technology through regulatory policy, and shaping an international system of genetic testing for breast cancer. Annotation 2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)