Parliaments and technology : the development of technology assessment in Europe / edited by Norman J. Vig and Herbert Paschen ; foreword by Lord Kennet. - Albany : State University of New York Press, c 2000. - xiv, 399 p. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : technology assessment in comparative perspective / Technology assessment units in the European parliamentary systems / Origins and functions of the UK parliamentary office of science and technology / Technology Assessment Bureau of the German parliament / France : Office Parlementaire d'Evaluation des Choix Scientifiques et Technologiques / Netherlands : technology assessment from academically oriented analyses to support of public debate / Danish Board of Technology / Parliamentary technology assessment by STOA at the European parliament / Shaping the information revolution : the information superhighway and parliamentary technology assessment / Traffic problems go through the technology assessment machine : a culturalist comparison / Participation in parliamentary technology assessment : from theory to practice / Conclusions : the European parliamentary technology assessment experience / Norman J. Vig Herbert Paschen -- Thomas Petermann -- Michael Norton -- Herbert Paschen -- Maurice Laurent -- Josâee van Eijndhoven -- Lars Klčuver -- Dick Holdsworth -- Todd M. La Porte -- Robert Hoppe John Grin -- Simon Joss -- Norman J. Vig. 1. and 2. 3. 4. The 5. 6. The 7. The 8. 9. 10. and 11. 12.

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Technology assessment--Europe.
Technology and state--Europe.

T174.5 / P36 2000

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