Improved planning and policymaking for declining capital resources, and the Federal 



science and technology at the national levels budget cycle, 

 especially for basic research is a solution 



frequently mentioned. Effective planning and More specific solutions proposed by 



policymaking would establish national respondents include multiyear commitment of 



priorities, facilitate coordination of research funds for research programs, some form of 



among various research sectors, and counteract institutional support, and tax incentives in 



the effects on R&D resulting from inflation, order to stimulate industrial research. 



44 DEPENDABILITY IN FUNDING FOR RESEARCH 



