Do Think Tanks Matter?, First Edition : Assessing the Impact of Public Policy Institutes.
Abelson, Donald E.
Do Think Tanks Matter?, First Edition : Assessing the Impact of Public Policy Institutes. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (266 pages)
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 -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.
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.
9780773569904
Policy sciences.
Research institutes-United States.
Research institutes-Canada.
Electronic books.
H97 -- .A24 2002eb
Do Think Tanks Matter?, First Edition : Assessing the Impact of Public Policy Institutes. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (266 pages)
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 -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.
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.
9780773569904
Policy sciences.
Research institutes-United States.
Research institutes-Canada.
Electronic books.
H97 -- .A24 2002eb