Very good condition, no interior marks. This book examines the structure and operation of peer review as a family of quality control mechanisms and looks at the burdens placed on the various forms of peer review. Assuming that peer review is central to the functioning of U. S. science policy, Chubin and Hackett explore the symbolic and practical value of peer review in the making, implementing, and analysis of this policy.

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Title: Peerless Science: Peer Review and U.S. Science Policy (Suny Series in Science, Technology, and Society)
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Publication Date: 1990
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0791403092
ISBN 13: 9780791403099
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Weight: 1360 grams

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This book examines the structure and operation of peer review as a family of quality control mechanisms and looks at the burdens placed on the various forms of peer review. Assuming that peer review is central to the functioning of U.S. science policy, Chubin and Hackett explore the symbolic and practical value of peer review in the making, implementing, and analysis of this policy.

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Daryl E. Chubin is Senior Analyst in the Science, Education, and Transportation Program, Office of Technology Assessment, U.S. Congress. Edward J. Hackett is Assistant Professor in the Department of Science and Technology Studies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

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