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Determining an efficient structure for the US R&D enterprise: the onion model

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How should federal sponsors of R&D in the United States select among major performing sectors, including universities, industry, national laboratories, and federal government laboratories? A sequential strategy for assigning roles and missions to the performing sectors is proposed, whereby primary assignments help to explain secondary assignments, and both help to explain further assignments. The highly decentralized choice of R&D performers in the United States is beneficial on balance, though vigilance against extraneous bureaucratic and political interference is necessary. These perspectives are contrasted with arguments behind two recommendations of a committee recently organized by the US National Academy of Sciences. Copyright , Beech Tree Publishing.

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  • Steven D Beggs, 1997. "Determining an efficient structure for the US R&D enterprise: the onion model," Science and Public Policy, Oxford University Press, vol. 24(2), pages 101-112, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:scippl:v:24:y:1997:i:2:p:101-112
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