Fundamental Obstacles to the Use of Scientific Information in Public Policy Making
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There is a general belief that available scientific information should be used by policy makers in pertinent decisions to which that information could contribute. The effective use of scientific information as in environmental impact statements has been generally unsuccessful. The authors offer inherent obstacles to the use of scientific information in policy making that are situational, cognitive, and scientific. The fundamental problems in each of these three contexts are developed. For example within the cognitive context the use of scientific information in policy formation is not analytical and more information is often presented than is humanly possible for congressmen to understand. To incorporate scientific information into policy making, these obstacles must be confronted and if possible reduced or removed.
Publication Name: Technological Forecasting & Social Change
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0040-1625
Year: 1983
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The Ph.D. labor market in the year 2000: technical requirements and public policy
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An analysis of models describing the relationship between possession of a PhD degree and laborsupply conditions is presented. The analysis evaluates the value of the degree's impact on employment and assumes that the future rate of R&D (industrial research) spending is established. It is shown that a continuous growth rate for R&D raises the level of conflict for PhD-related job employment, generates real wage increases upwards and decreases PhD applications in other fields.
Publication Name: Technological Forecasting & Social Change
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0040-1625
Year: 1992
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An international comparative study of basic scientific research capacity: OECD countries, Taiwan and Korea
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An estimation of the basic scientific research capacity (BSRC) of Korea has been conducted for international comparison. The results indicate that Korea's BSRC was pegged at 17th place out of 21 countries in 1992. It is forecasted that Korea's BSRC will reach 15th place by the year 2000 and seventh by the year 2010. However, the improvement in Korea's rank may be limited if other countries increase their bid for scientific and technological development.
Publication Name: Technological Forecasting & Social Change
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0040-1625
Year: 1996
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