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• catalog abstract "Annotation American public policy has had a long history of technological optimism. The success of the United States in research and development contributes to this optimism and leads many to assume that there is a technological fix for significant national problems. Since World War II the federal government has been the major supporter of commercial research and development efforts in a wide variety of industries. But how successful are these projects? And equally important, how do economic and policy factors influence performance and are these influences predictable and controllable? Linda Cohen, Roger Noll, and three other economists address these questions while focusing on the importance of R & D to the national economy. They examine the codependency between technological progress and economic growth and explain such matters as why the private sector often fails to fund commercially applicable research adequately and why the government should focus support on some industries and not others. They also analyze political incentives facing officials who enact and implement programs and the subsequent forces affecting decisions to continue, terminate, or redirect them. The central part of this book presents detailed case histories of six programs: the supersonic transport, communications satellites, the space shuttle, the breeder reactor, photovoltaics, and synthetic fuels. The authors conclude with recommendations for program restructuring to minimize the conflict between economic objectives and political constraints.".
• catalog contributor b3261832.
• catalog contributor b3261833.
• catalog contributor b3261834.
• catalog contributor b3261835.
• catalog created "c1991.".
• catalog date "1991".
• catalog date "c1991.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "c1991.".
• catalog description "Annotation American public policy has had a long history of technological optimism. The success of the United States in research and development contributes to this optimism and leads many to assume that there is a technological fix for significant national problems. Since World War II the federal government has been the major supporter of commercial research and development efforts in a wide variety of industries. But how successful are these projects? And equally important, how do economic and policy factors influence performance and are these influences predictable and controllable? Linda Cohen, Roger Noll, and three other economists address these questions while focusing on the importance of R & D to the national economy. They examine the codependency between technological progress and economic growth and explain such matters as why the private sector often fails to fund commercially applicable research adequately and why the government should focus support on some industries and not others. They also analyze political incentives facing officials who enact and implement programs and the subsequent forces affecting decisions to continue, terminate, or redirect them. The central part of this book presents detailed case histories of six programs: the supersonic transport, communications satellites, the space shuttle, the breeder reactor, photovoltaics, and synthetic fuels. The authors conclude with recommendations for program restructuring to minimize the conflict between economic objectives and political constraints.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
• catalog description "New technology and national economic policy ; Government support for commercial R & D ; Efficient management of R & D programs / Linda R. Cohen and Roger G. Noll -- The politics of commercial R & D programs / Jeffrey S. Banks, Linda R. Cohen and Roger G. Noll -- The structure of the case studies / Linda R. Cohen, Roger G. Noll and William M. Pegram -- The American supersonic transport / Susan A. Edelman -- The applications technology satellite program / Linda R. Cohen and Roger G. Noll -- The space shuttle / Jeffrey S. Banks -- The Clinch River breeder reactor ; Synthetic fuels from coal / Linda R. Cohen and Roger G. Noll -- The photovoltaics commercialization program / William M. Pegram -- An assessment of R & D commercialization programs / Linda R. Cohen & Roger G. Noll.".
• catalog extent "xiii, 400 p. :".
• catalog identifier "0815715072 (paper : alk. paper) :".
• catalog identifier "0815715080 (cloth : alk. paper) :".
• catalog issued "1991".
• catalog issued "c1991.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution,".
• catalog spatial "United States.".
• catalog subject "338/.064 20".
• catalog subject "HC110.R4 T43 1991".
• catalog subject "Research and development contracts, Government United States.".
• catalog subject "Research, Industrial Government policy United States.".
• catalog subject "Technology and state United States.".
• catalog tableOfContents "New technology and national economic policy ; Government support for commercial R & D ; Efficient management of R & D programs / Linda R. Cohen and Roger G. Noll -- The politics of commercial R & D programs / Jeffrey S. Banks, Linda R. Cohen and Roger G. Noll -- The structure of the case studies / Linda R. Cohen, Roger G. Noll and William M. Pegram -- The American supersonic transport / Susan A. Edelman -- The applications technology satellite program / Linda R. Cohen and Roger G. Noll -- The space shuttle / Jeffrey S. Banks -- The Clinch River breeder reactor ; Synthetic fuels from coal / Linda R. Cohen and Roger G. Noll -- The photovoltaics commercialization program / William M. Pegram -- An assessment of R & D commercialization programs / Linda R. Cohen & Roger G. Noll.".
• catalog title "The Technology pork barrel / [edited by] Linda R. Cohen & Roger G. Noll, with Jeffrey S. Banks, Susan A. Edelman, and William M. Pegram.".
• catalog type "text".