Congress's Own Think Tank: Learning from the Legacy of the Office of Technology Assessment (1972-1995)

Congress' Own Think Tank recaps the OTA experience?it's creation, operation, and circumstances of its closure? and that of organizations attempting to fill the gap since OTA's closure as well as a number of new forces shaping the current context for science and technology issues facing the Congress.

Author: P. Blair
Publisher: Palgrave Pivot
Published: 09/13/2013
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.73lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781137360892

About the Author
Dr. Peter D. Blair is Executive Director of the National Research Council's Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences. He was previously Assistant Director of the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment and Director of the agency's Industry, Commerce and International Security Division.