The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Politics

"social contract A contract between persons in a pre-political or pre-social condition specifying the terms upon which they are prepared to enter society or submit to political authority."

• Society will provide support for science.
• In return "science" will seek to better the lives of those living in the society.
• Stakeholders
  1. Government
  2. Scientists
  3. Citizens
  4. Business
  5. Health Care providers
  6. ...
• An early example - The Lewis and Clark Expedition
• Usually, holds that scientists are the best prepared do decide what should be studied.

What other examples can we think of?

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