Scientocracy: The Tangled Web of Public Science and Public Policy

by Trevor Burrus, Patrick J. Michaels, Terence Kealey

Book Overview

Scientific research is the time-honored key to objective knowledge. In the past it was funded pluralistically, but today certain portions of the market for knowledge are dominated by a single buyer, namely the government. This is especially true in the research fields that impinge on the regulatory sphere, such as pollution and climate change. As discussed in Scientocracy: The Tangled Web of Public Science and Public Policy, science today...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1948647494
• ISBN13: 9781948647496
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: Cato Institute
• Length: 365 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"