Contents
| List of Tables | page viii | |
| List of Figures | x | |
| Acknowledgments | xi | |
| 1 | The Political Demography of Think Tanks | 1 |
| 2 | The Evolution of Think Tanks | 29 |
| 3 | Political Credibility | 74 |
| 4 | The Policy Roles of Experts | 104 |
| 5 | Policy Influence: Making Research Matter | 152 |
| 6 | Think Tanks, Experts, and American Politics | 204 |
| Appendix A Details on the Characteristics, Perception, and Visibility of Think Tanks | 221 | |
| Appendix B List of In-Depth Interviews | 233 | |
| Works Cited | 239 | |
| Index | 253 | |


