Strategic Science in the Public Interest

G. Bruce Doern is a professor emeritus in the School of Public Policy and Administration, Carleton University. He is the author and co-author of numerous books on Canadian politics and policy, including Faith and Fear: The Free Trade Story, with Brian Tomlin, and Canadian Public Policy: Ideas, Structure, Process, with Richard Phidd.Jeffrey S. Kinder is a PhD candidate in the School of Public Policy and Adminstration at Carleton University.

• AcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsIntroductionPart One: Historical Context and Analytical Framework Government S&T Labs and Agencies as Institutions: Towards Middle-Level Approaches Analytical ApproachPart Two: Case Studies of R&D-Focused Labs and RSA-Focused Agencies The CANMET Mining and Mineral Sciences Laboratories and Canada's Transformed Mining Sector The CANMET Energy Technology Centre--Devon and the Alberta Oil Sands The Environmental Technology Centre and Environmental Protection The National Wildlife Research Centre and Frontline Sustainable Development Related Science Activities in the Regulatory and Monitoring Process ConclusionsAppendix: Canadian and Comparative Science and Technology DataReferencesIndex