Informed Legislatures
Published on 30. August 1996
Book
Hardback
300 pages
978-0-7618-0403-1 (ISBN)
Description
Informed Legislatures offers the first comprehensive examination of technical information and decisionmaking in state legislatures and recommends ways to improve science and technology support to legislatures through staff, state universities, and other groups. Megan Jones, David H. Guston, and Lewis M. Branscomb report on fieldwork from eleven state legislatures.
Reviews / Votes
...many helpful examples and suggestions for any legislature that wants to upgrade its scientific information base.More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Lanham, MD
United States
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
454 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7618-0403-1 (9780761804031)
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Persons
Megan Jones is Project Director in the Technology and Public Policy Program, Center for Science and International Affairs, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. David H. Guston is Assistant Professor of Public Policy at the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, The State University of New Jersey. Lewis Branscomb is Aetna Professor in Public Policy and Corporate Management at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. He is also Director of the Science Technology and Public Policy Program in the Center for Science and International Affairs.