Priority-Setting and Economic Payoffs in Basic Research: An American Perspective.

Teich, Albert H.

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ERIC Number: EJ494986

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1994

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Priority-Setting and Economic Payoffs in Basic Research: An American Perspective.

Teich, Albert H.

Higher Education, v28 n1 p95-107 Jul 1994

Criticisms of the federal system of research funding, in which priorities among disciplines are set in a competitive and political environment, are outlined. Policymakers are challenged to allocate resources in such a way that economic performance is improved without restricting the freedom of individual scientists to set research directions. (Author/MSE)

Descriptors: Competition, Economic Factors, Federal Aid, Federal Government, Higher Education, Intellectual Disciplines, Policy Formation, Political Influences, Public Policy, Research Administration, Research and Development, Resource Allocation

Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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