tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331441403058020963.post4242905463279228116..comments2024-03-28T06:49:24.930-04:00Comments on International Political Economy at the University of North Carolina: Does Political Science Deserve Public Funds?Thomas Oatleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14092437150746625670noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331441403058020963.post-3962786632843044662012-06-28T19:04:45.549-04:002012-06-28T19:04:45.549-04:00uhg - that's "weak", not "week&...uhg - that's "weak", not "week".Latinamericanisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088329371056600460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331441403058020963.post-35912837413437239912012-06-28T19:03:48.412-04:002012-06-28T19:03:48.412-04:00I'm not disagreeing all that much with the res...I'm not disagreeing all that much with the rest of your post, but your public goods point is week.<br />1. While I'm all for open access journals, journals are in public libraries where people can go to read them if they really want to.<br />2. More importantly: The public good would be the effect of the articles, not the article itself. If what we learn through polisci research leads to, e.g., better US foreign policy, better development aid, better security policy etc. than it provides a public good. Whether it does is open to debate, but a lot of posts and letters I have seen try to make exactly that case.Latinamericanisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088329371056600460noreply@blogger.com