Report on the Second Term of Office 1978-1982

This publication contains the report on the activities of the Netherlands Scientific Council for Government Policy which completed its second term of office on 31 December 1982. The Council was established in its definitive form by the Act of 30 june 1976, having already been in operation on a provisional basis for four years.

Chapters 1 and 2 describe in broad outline the duties, position and working method of the Council. In the last chapter the Council considers the reports and studies of the second term of office.