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Politicizing science : the alchemy of policymaking /

In this book leading scientists share their experiences and observations of developing and testing hypotheses, offering insights on the dangers of manipulating science for political gain. It describes how politicization--whether by misapplication, overextension, or outright manipulation of the scien...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Gough, Michael, 1939-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Stanford, Calif. : Washington, D.C. : Hoover Institution Press ; George C. Marshall Institute, 2003.
Colección:Hoover Institution Press publication ; no. 517.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Science, risks, and politics / Michael Gough
  • Harmful politicization of science / William Happer
  • The corrosive effects of politicized regulation of science and technology / Henry I. Miller
  • Science and public policy / Joseph P. Martino
  • Endocrine disrupters / Stephen Safe
  • Cancer prevention and the environmental chemical distraction / Bruce Ames and Lois Swirsky Gold
  • Nuclear power / Bernard L. Cohen
  • Science or political science? An assessment of U.S. National Assessment of the Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change / Patrick J. Michaels
  • The political science of agent orange and dioxin / Michael Gough
  • Science and politics in the regulation of chemicals in Sweden / Robert Nilsson
  • How precaution kills: the demise of DDT and the resurgence of malaria / Roger Bate
  • The Revelle-Gore story: attempted political suppression of science / S. Fred Singer.