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Think Tanks, Public Policy, and the Politics of Expertise
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Details

  • Page extent: 272 pages
  • Size: 228 x 152 mm
  • Weight: 0.57 kg

Library of Congress

  • Dewey number: 320.06/0973
  • Dewey version: 22
  • LC Classification: H97 .R53 2004
  • LC Subject headings:
    • Policy sciences--Research--United States
    • Policy scientists--United States
    • Research institutes--United States
    • Nonprofit organizations--United States
    • Expertise--Political aspects--United States

Library of Congress Record

Hardback

 (ISBN-13: 9780521830294 | ISBN-10: 052183029X)




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


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