Academic Science, Higher Education, and the Federal Government, 1950-1983Since World War II, the federal government and institutions of higher education have shared an unprecedented association. John T. Wilson is among the relatively few people who have played roles on both sides of this relationship. In this essay, he examines the substance of the relationship with an eye to the future, reviewing the policies and programs that have governed federal support of academic science and higher education during the past thirty years. |
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Contents
Higher Education Per Se | 43 |
The Reagan Administration 71 FIRE | 71 |
The Reagan Administration | 89 |
Targeted Rags to Targeted Riches | 96 |
The Reagan Administration and Regulatory Reform | 104 |
Prospectus | 111 |
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| Title | Academic Science, Higher Education, and the Federal Government, 1950-1983 |
| Author | John Todd Wilson |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press, 1983 |
| ISBN | 0226900517, 9780226900513 |
| Length | 116 pages |
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