Introduction to special issue on science, policy and social inequity

Jameson M Wetmore

Science and Public Policy, 2007, vol. 34, issue 2, 83-84

Abstract: Science and technology have been heralded as important strategies for addressing the inequities that exist in modern societies. A number of studies, however, have demonstrated that they do not always achieve this goal and in some cases they exacerbate existing, or create new, inequities. A handful of scholars have argued that the problem is not simply a result of poor attempts at implementation, but may have roots in science and technology policy. This special issue explores the opportunities for, and difficulties with, addressing inequities through science policy. Copyright , Beech Tree Publishing.

Date: 2007
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