Each investigation conducted under the auspices of The
Brookings Institution is in a very real sense an institutional prod-
uct. Before a suggested project is undertaken it is given thorough
consideration, not only by the Director and the staff members
of the Institute in whose field it lies, but also by the Advisory
Council of The Brookings Institution. As soon as the project
is approved, the investigation is placed under the supervision of
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and two or more selected staff members.

It is the function of this Committee to advise and counsel
with the author in planning the analysis and to give such aid as
may be possible in rendering the study worthy of publication.
The Committee may refuse to recommend its publication by the
Institution, if the study turns out to be defective in literary form
or if the analysis in general is not of a scholarly character. If,
however, the work is admittedly of a scholarly character and yet
members of the Committee, after full discussion, can not agree
with the author on certain phases of the analysis, the study will
be published in a form satisfactory to the author, and the dis-
agreeing Committee member or members may, if they deem the
matter of sufficient importance, contribute criticisms for publi-
cation as dissenting footnotes or as appendices.

After the book is approved by the Institute for publication a
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ings Institution. The Advisory Council does not undertake to
revise or edit the manuscript, but each member is afforded an
opportunity to criticize the analysis and, if so disposed, to prepare
a dissenting opinion.

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