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The Fifth Branch

Science Advisers as Policymakers

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$39.00 • £31.95 • €35.00

ISBN 9780674300620

Publication Date: 08/19/1998

Short

320 pages

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

2 line illustrations, 7 tables

World

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Sheila Jasanoff is Pforzheimer Professor of Science and Technology Studies at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.

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