Desirability of shifting current funding patterns, which were set in the post war period, to 

 meeting emerging national objectives, including quality of life, industrial productivity 

 and economic growth. 



CONCLUSION 



The American research university system has been a remarkable achievement of cooperation 

 between the public and non-profit sectors. It has enabled continual and broadly based challenges 

 at the frontiers of knowledge and has contributed enormously to the quality of life in this country 

 through the success of its research and education programs. The strength and excellence of the 

 American academic research and education infrastructure is fundamental to the national strength 

 in science and technology and to the discharge of a wide range of missions and responsibilities of 

 the Federal government. It is in the best interest of the Nation that the relationship between the 

 Federal government and the RIUs be maintained and that its effectiveness and productivity be 

 nurtured and enhanced. The recommendations contained in this report are provided with the pur- 

 pose of advancing this goal. 



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