Research on Legal Governance System of American Basic Research

Authors

Lingjuan LI, School of Public Policy and Management, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, ChinaFollow
Changran ZHANG, School of Public Policy and Management, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
Jiang YU, School of Public Policy and Management, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China Institutes of Science and Development, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, ChinaFollow

Keywords

basic research; legal governance; United States; funding

Document Type

Policy & Management Research

Abstract

The study of the legal governance system of American basic research focuses on two dimensions, (1) The composition of American basic research system and the related legal basis. The American basic research system is a highly complex and dynamic system, including the US Science Foundation, which is dedicated to the free exploration of basic research, and the "mission-oriented basic research" agencies such as the National Institutes of Health, the US Energy Agency, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, which focuses on national security and social development needs. (2) The legal and regulatory framework for the implementation of different types of basic research differs. There are different legal rules governing the source of funding, the form of funding agreements, the composition of funding, and the administration of free exploratory basic research and task-oriented basic research projects.

First page

1326

Last Page

1336

Language

Chinese

Publisher

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences

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Recommended Citation

LI, Lingjuan; ZHANG, Changran; and YU, Jiang (2021) "Research on Legal Governance System of American Basic Research," Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version): Vol. 36 : Iss. 11 , Article 8.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.16418/j.issn.1000-3045.20210526001
Available at: https://bulletinofcas.researchcommons.org/journal/vol36/iss11/8