The fragile contract : university science and the federal government / edited by David H. Guston and Kenneth Keniston.

Cambridge, Mass. : M.I.T. Press, [1994], ©1994.

xiv, 244 pages ; 24 cm

Introduction: the social contract for science -- Universities, the public, and the government: the state of the partnership -- On doing one's damnedest: the evolution of trust in scientific findings -- Integrity and accountability in research -- The public face of science: what can we learn from disputes? -- How large an R&D enterprise? -- Views from the benches: funding biomedical research and the physical sciences -- Financing science after the Cold War -- Indirect costs and the government-university partnership -- Research in U.S. universities in a technologically competitive world -- Conclusion: constructive responses to the changing social context of university-government relations.

Includes bibliographical references and index