Regulatory Policy and the Social Sciences (Volume 5) (California Series on Social Choice and Political Economy)

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Regulatory Policy and the Social Sciences (California Series on Social Choice and Political Economy) (Volume 5)

Politics & Social Sciences

Noll, Roger G.

Sociology

University of California Press

The Technology Pork Barrel

American public policy has had a long history of technological optimism. The success of the United States in research and development contributes to this optimism and leads many to assume that there is a technological fix for significant national problems. Since World War II the federal government has been the major supporter of commercial research and development efforts in a wide variety of industries. But how successful are these projects? And equally important, how do economic and policy factors influence performance and are these influences predictable and controllable?
 Linda Cohen, Roger Noll, and three other economists address these questions while focusing on the importance of R&amp;D to the national economy. They examine the codependency between technological progress and economic growth and explain such matters as why the private sector often fails to fund commercially applicable research adequately and why the government should focus support on some industries and not others. They also analyze political incentives facing officials who enact and implement programs and the subsequent forces affecting decisions to continue, terminate, or redirect them. The central part of this book presents detailed case histories of six programs: the supersonic transport, communications satellites, the space shuttle, the breeder reactor, photovoltaics, and synthetic fuels. The authors conclude with recommendations for program restructuring to minimize the conflict between economic objectives and political constraints.

Business & Money

BANKS, Jeffrey S.

Cohen, Linda R.

Economics

Brookings Institution Press

American public policy has had a long history of technological optimism. The success of the United States in research and development contributes to this optimism and leads many to assume that there is a technological fix for significant national problems. Since World War II the federal government has been the major supporter of commercial research and development efforts in a wide variety of industries. But how successful are these projects? And equally important, how do economic and policy factors influence performance and are these influences predictable and controllable?Linda Cohen, Roger Noll, and three other economists address these questions while focusing on the importance of R& D to the national economy. They examine the codependency between technological progress and economic growth and explain such matters as why the private sector often fails to fund commercially applicable research adequately and why the government should focus support on some industries and not others. They also analyze political incentives facing officials who enact and implement programs and the subsequent forces affecting decisions to continue, terminate, or redirect them. The central part of this book presents detailed case histories of six programs: the supersonic transport, communications satellites, the space shuttle, the breeder reactor, photovoltaics, and synthetic fuels. The authors conclude with recommendations for program restructuring to minimize the conflict between economic objectives and political constraints.

Economic Aspects of Television Regulation

Brookings Inst Pr

Political Economy of Deregulation: Interest Groups in the Regulatory Process

Political Economy of Deregulation: Interest Groups in the Regulatory Process (AEI Studies) [paperback] Noll, Roger G.,Owen, Bruce M. [Apr 01, 1983]

Owen, Bruce M.

Aei Pr

Examination by leading scholars of the effect of regulation on industries and how it benefits certain players while injuring others. The authors attempt to identify the public interest in certain regulation as opposed to the self-interested arguments of certain industry players. 164 pages.

Management & Leadership

In the fall of 1840, Thomas Mackie and his son-in-law discovered rich soil and abundant timber on land along a stream south of Fox Lake. They soon settled there with their families and named the fledgling town after the industrious animal at work just steps away from their log cabins. This collection of vintage images highlights Beaver Dam's history from 1841 to 1941, as Beaver Dam evolved along the stream, drawing industrialists who built their mills on its banks and tourists who traveled aboard the Rambler excursion steam ship on the man-made lake. With a successful dairy industry and renowned iron works, Beaver Dam prospered and grew into a city united by work, faith, education, and play.

Beaver Dam: 1841-1941

History

Dodge County Historical Society

Americas

Arcadia Publishing Library Editions

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