Do Think Tanks Matter?, First Edition
Assessing the Impact of Public Policy Institutes
1st Edition
Published on 8. March 2002
272 pages
978-0-7735-6990-4 (ISBN)
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Everyone assumes that think tanks carry enormous weight with lawmakers; this study traces the evolution of think tanks and examines how and under what conditions they can and have made an impact.
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Donald E. Abelson
Do Think Tanks Matter?, First Edition
Assessing the Impact of Public Policy Institutes
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03/2002
McGill-Queen's University Press
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Do Think Tanks Matter?, First Edition
Assessing the Impact of Public Policy Institutes
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03/2002
McGill-Queen's University Press
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Abelson Donald E.:
Donald E. Abelson is academic director of the Wilson College of Leadership and Civic Engagement and professor of political science at McMaster University.
Donald E. Abelson is academic director of the Wilson College of Leadership and Civic Engagement and professor of political science at McMaster University.
Content
- Intro
- Contents
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Acronyms
- Introduction
- 1 Surveying the Think Tank Landscape in the United States and Canada
- 2 Thinking about Think Tanks: A Conceptual Framework
- 3 In the Arena: Opportunities, Constraints, and Incentives for Think Tanks in the United States and Canada
- 4 Competing in the Marketplace of Ideas: The Strategies of Think Tanks
- 5 Public Visibility and Policy Relevance: Assessing the Influence of Think Tanks
- 6 On the Road to the White House: Presidential Candidates and the Think Tanks That Advised Them
- 7 Policy Experts or Policy Instruments? Think Tanks and the Debate over Constitutional Reform in Canada
- 8 Conclusion: Policy Influence, Policy Relevance, and the Future of Think Tanks in Canada, the United States, and Beyond
- Appendix One: A Profile of Selected American Think Tanks
- Appendix Two: A Profile of Selected Canadian Think Tanks
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
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