03300nam 2200589 450 991081636000332120230124182949.00-8179-3933-40-8179-3938-5(CKB)2550000001169731(EBL)1370732(SSID)ssj0001048761(PQKBManifestationID)12423861(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001048761(PQKBWorkID)11015340(PQKB)10026931(MiAaPQ)EBC1370732(Au-PeEL)EBL1370732(CaPaEBR)ebr10822144(CaONFJC)MIL551716(OCoLC)869090512(EXLCZ)99255000000116973120030221h20032003 uy| 0engurcnu||||||||txtccrPoliticizing science the alchemy of policymaking /edited by Michael GoughStanford, California :Hoover Institution Press ;Washington, District of Columbia :George C. Marshall Institute,[2003]©20031 online resource (335 p.)Hoover Institution Press publication ;number 517Description based upon print version of record.0-8179-3932-6 1-306-20465-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front Cover; Book Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword - John Raisian and William O'Keefe; Contributors; Introduction: Science, Risks, and Politics - Michael Gough; 1. Harmful Politicization of Science - William Happer; 2. The Corrosive Effects of Politicized Regulation of Science and Technology - Henry I. Miller; 3. Science and Public Policy - Joseph P. Martino; 4. Endocrine Disruptors - Stephen Safe; 5. Cancer Prevention and the Environmental Chemical Distraction - Bruce Ames and Lois Swirsky Gold; 6. Nuclear Power - Bernard L. Cohen7. Science or Political Science? An Assessment of the U.S. National Assessment of the Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change - Patrick J. Michaels 8. The Political Science of Agent Orange and Dioxin - Michael Gough; 9. Science and Politics in the Regulation of Chemicals in Sweden - Robert Nilsson; 10. How Precaution Kills: The Demise of DDT and the Resurgence of Malaria - Roger Bate; 11. The Revelle-Gore Story:Attempted Political Suppression of Science - S. Fred Singer; IndexIn this book leading scientists share their experiences and observations of developing and testing hypotheses, offering insights on the dangers of manipulating science for political gain. It describes how politicization--whether by misapplication, over extension, or outright manipulation of the scientific record to advance particular policy agendas--imposes expenditures of money, missed opportunities, and burdens on the economy.Hoover Institution Press publication ;517.SciencePolitical aspectsSciencePolitical aspects.338.973/06Gough Michael1939-1594190MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910816360003321Politicizing science3914659UNINA