The Fifth Branch: Science Advisers as Policymakers

by Sheila Jasanoff

Book Overview

How can decisionmakers charged with protecting the environment and the public's health and safety steer clear of false and misleading scientific research? Is it possible to give scientists a stronger voice in regulatory processes without yielding too much control over policy, and how can this be harmonized with democratic values? These are just some of the many controversial and timely questions that Sheila Jasanoff asks in this study of the way...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674300629
• ISBN13: 9780674300620
• Release Date: August 1998
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.3"