National issues in science and technology, 1993 / National Academy of Sciences ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science and state--United States.

Science and state.

Engineering and state--United States.

Engineering and state.

Medical policy--United States.

Medical policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (96 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : National Academy Press, 1993.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume consists of four "white papers," prepared for the Clinton administration as it took office, on important national policy issues in which science and technology play a central role. Topics covered are science and technology leadership, climate change policy, technology policy and industrial innovation, and health care reform. Also included are brief summaries of ten potentially high impact reports issued by various committees of the National Research Council.

Contents:

""NATIONAL ISSUES IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 1993""; ""Copyright""; ""PREFACE""; ""Contents""; ""NATIONAL ISSUES IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 1993""; ""I SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP IN AMERICAN GOVERNMENT Ensuring The Best Presidential Appointments""; ""SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP IN AMERICAN GOVERNMENT Ensuring the Best Presidential Appointments""; ""EXECUTIVE SUMMARY""; ""SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP IN AMERICAN GOVERNMENT Ensuring the Best Presidential Appointments""; ""THE PROBLEM""; ""CAUSAL FACTORS""; ""AMELIORATING ACTIONS""; ""Improve Recruitment""

""The President's Science and Technology Advisor as Recruiter""""Involvement of Departments and Agencies""; ""A Special S&T Unit in the White House Personnel Office""; ""Reduce Hurdles and Disincentives""; ""Adopt Reasonable Conflict-of-Interest and Postgovernment Employment Restrictions""; ""Reduce the Disincentives to Government Service""; ""Streamline Administrative Actions""; ""Make Jobs More Attractive""; ""II CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY Establishing United States Leadership Under The Climate Change Convention""

""CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY Establishing United States Leadership under the Climate Change Convention""""THE THREAT OF CLIMATE CHANGE""; ""THE CONTEXT FOR INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC ACTION""; ""REDUCING OR OFFSETTING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS""; ""Energy Policy""; ""Halocarbon Emissions""; ""Forest Offsets""; ""ENHANCING ADAPTATION TO GREENHOUSE WARMING IN THE UNITED STATES""; ""Helping Human Systems Adapt""; ""Helping Natural Systems Adapt""; ""IMPROVING KNOWLEDGE FOR FUTURE DECISIONS""; ""EXERCISING INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP""; ""PROMOTING THE CONTROL OF POPULATION GROWTH""

""CONCLUDING COMMENTS""""III TECHNOLOGY POLICY AND INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION The Federal Government's Role""; ""TECHNOLOGY POLICY AND INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION The Federal Government's Role""; ""THE RATIONALE FOR CHANGE""; ""STRENGTHENING CURRENT GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS""; ""PROMOTING INVESTMENT IN PRE-COMMERCIAL R&D""; ""A CIVILIAN TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION""; ""IV TOWARD MORE EFFECTIVE HEALTH CARE REFORM Selected Issues From Reports Of The Institute Of Medicine""; ""TOWARD MORE EFFECTIVE HEALTH CARE REFORM Selected Issues from Reports of the Institute of Medicine,...""

""TOWARD MORE EFFECTIVE HEALTH CARE REFORM""""QUALITY ASSESSMENT AND IMPROVEMENT""; ""VALUE IN HEALTH CARE""; ""SPECIAL POPULATIONS: CHILDREN AND PREGNANT WOMEN""; ""HEALTH CARE DATA AND INFORMATION""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""V SUMMARIES OF SELECTED RECENT REPORTS OF THE NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL""; ""Summaries of Selected Recent Reports of the National Research Council""; ""IMPROVING AMERICA'S DIET AND HEALTH""; ""NUCLEAR POWER: TECHNICAL AND INSTITUTIONAL OPTIONS FOR THE FUTURE""; ""AUTOMOTIVE FUEL ECONOMY: HOW FAR SHOULD WE GO?""; ""NEW APPROACHES TO REDUCING OZONE POLLUTION""

""HIGH SPEED TRAINS""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9786610211197

9781280211195

1280211199

9780309572965

0309572967

9780585153513

0585153515

OCLC:

923265522