Health Promotion International Advance Access originally published online on September 27, 2006
Health Promotion International 2006 21(4):257-258; doi:10.1093/heapro/dal039
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An increasing number of national research funding bodies are becoming aware that research without impact may be of limited value. In terms of the current dominant science paradigm unless cost-effectiveness can be demonstrated then the results of studies are almost useless. This is evidenced for example by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development OECD, which has issued a number of reports looking at the social impact of the Research and Development enterprise. Most recently it has argued that its member states should invest more in intellectual and knowledge development rather than in further