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BL
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1005334
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b759704
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Savage, James D.,1951-
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| Title & Author
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Funding science in America : : congress, universities, and the politics of the academic pork barrel /\ James D. Savage.
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| Publication Statement
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Cambridge, U.K. ;New York :: Cambridge University Press,, 1999.
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xiii, 219 pages ;; 24 cm
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0521643155
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: 9780521643153
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-212) and index.
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| Contents
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Preface -- The politics of academic earmarking -- The incentives to earmark -- AAU and the fight against earmarking -- The struggle to fund academic research facilities -- Lobbyists, lobbying, and the pursuit of academic earmarks -- Congress and the distribution of academic earmarks -- Congress, and the president, and the fight against earmarking -- The future of academic earmarking -- Notes -- Selected bibliography.
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| Abstract
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Since the 1950s, the federal government has relied on the peer review system for funding high-quality academic science. Yet, despite the success of American science, peer review is under attack for being a biased "good old boy" network that helps rich research universities get richer. As a remedy for these biases, university presidents and members of Congress have turned to the earmarking of science projects and facilities in the federal budget. Critics of earmarking call it little more than the pork barreling of research money, whereby political influence, not scientific merit, determines funding. Funding Science in America explores both the pros and cons of the academic earmarking issue.
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In his portrayal of both sides, James Savage analyzes the earmarking decisions of both university presidents and members of Congress, identifies those universities that have benefited most from earmarking, and examines the question of whether earmarking improves the ability of these universities to compete for research grants.
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Federal aid to research-- United States.
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Peer review-- Government policy-- United States.
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Research-- Government policy-- United States.
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Research-- United States-- Finance.
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Universities and colleges-- Research-- United States-- Finance.
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Financial Support.
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Financing, Government.
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Peer Review.
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Public Policy.
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Research.
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Enseignement supérieur-- Recherche-- Etats-Unis-- Finances.
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Federal aid to research-- United States.
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Federal aid to research.
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Forschungspolitik
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Peer review-- Government policy-- United States.
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Peer review-- Government policy.
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Politique scientifique-- États-Unis-- 20e siècle.
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Recherche-- Politique publique-- Etats-Unis.
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Recherche-- Subventions-- Etats-Unis.
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Research-- Finance.
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Research-- Government policy-- United States.
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Research-- Government policy.
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Research-- United States-- Finance.
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Universities and colleges-- Research-- Finance.
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Universities and colleges-- Research-- United States-- Finance.
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United States.
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USA
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USA.
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| Dewey Classification
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338.97306
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| LC Classification
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Q180.U5S28 1999
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| NLM classification
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10ssgn
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24,2ssgn
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AK 37150rvk
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AL 91500rvk
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TB 2385rvk
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