Think tanks, public policy, and the politics of expertise /
By: Rich, Andrew.
Publisher: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004Description: xii, 258 pages ; 27 cm.Content type: text | text Media type: unmediated | unmediated Carrier type: volume | volumeISBN: 052183029X; 9780521830294 :; 9780521830294; 0521673941; 9780521673945.Subject(s): Policy sciences -- Research -- United States | Research institutes -- United States | Policy scientists -- United States | Nonprofit organizations -- United States | Expertise -- Political aspects -- United States | Political planning -- United States | Legislative hearings -- United StatesDDC classification: 320.60973 RIC| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-251) and index.
1. The political demography of think tanks -- 2. The evolution of think tanks -- 3. Political credibility -- 4. The policy roles of experts -- 5. Policy influence : making research matter -- 6. Think tanks, experts, and American politics -- App. A. Details on the characteristics, perceptions, and visibility of think tanks -- App. B. List of in-depth interviews.
Think tanks have come to undermine the credibility with which experts are viewed by public officials.