Chain Reaction: Expert Debate and Public Participation in American Commercial Nuclear Power 1945 - 1975 - Couverture souple

Balogh, Brian

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 052145736X ISBN 13 : 9780521457361

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2010

Synopsis

Seeks to explain how and why America came to depend so heavily on its experts after World War II and why their authority declined in the 1970s.

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

'This book is much more than a case study of nuclear power policy in the US ... (it) combines historical research over a 30-year period (1945–1975), with an expert understanding of the literature on bureaucracy, on the roles of scientists and the citizenry in the policy process, and on the policy economy of post-industrial policy-making. All students of policy formation thus will find Balogh's book thought provoking. How refreshing it is to find a policy scholar who knows history and can write well.' Political Studies

Présentation de l'éditeur

Path-breaking research into the Atomic Energy Commission's internal memorandum files supports this text's explanation of how and why America came to depend so heavily on its experts after World War II and why their authority and political clout declined in the 1970s.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 052145736X
• ISBN 13: 9780521457361
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 356
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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