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Do think tanks matter? : Assessing the impact of public policy institutes /

By: Abelson, Donald E.
Publisher: Montreal ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2009Edition: 2nd ed., rev. and expanded.Description: xvi, 345 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780773536074; 9780773536074:; 0773536078; 9780773536081 (pbk.); 0773536086 (pbk.).Subject(s): Policy sciences | Research institutes -- Canada | Research institutes -- United States | Canada -- Politics and government | United States -- Politics and governmentDDC classification: 320.6
Contents:
Surveying the think tank landscape in the United States and Canada -- Thinking about think tanks : a conceptual framework -- In the arena : opportunities, constraints, and incentives for think tanks in the United States and Canada -- Competing in the marketplace of ideas : the strategies of think tanks -- Public visibility and policy relevance : assessing the influence of think tanks -- On the road to the White House : presidential candidates and the think tanks that advised them -- Policy experts or policy instruments? Think tanks and the debate over constitutional reform in Canada -- Conclusion : the more things change ... policy influence, policy relevance, and the future of think tanks in Canada, the United States, and beyond.
Summary: This volume evaluates the influence and relevance of public policy institutes in the political arena. The book examines how and under what conditions they can and have made an impact.
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Standard Loan Standard Loan ATU Sligo Yeats Library Main Lending Collection 320.6 ABE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 0077237
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [307]-340) and index.

Surveying the think tank landscape in the United States and Canada -- Thinking about think tanks : a conceptual framework -- In the arena : opportunities, constraints, and incentives for think tanks in the United States and Canada -- Competing in the marketplace of ideas : the strategies of think tanks -- Public visibility and policy relevance : assessing the influence of think tanks -- On the road to the White House : presidential candidates and the think tanks that advised them -- Policy experts or policy instruments? Think tanks and the debate over constitutional reform in Canada -- Conclusion : the more things change ... policy influence, policy relevance, and the future of think tanks in Canada, the United States, and beyond.

This volume evaluates the influence and relevance of public policy institutes in the political arena. The book examines how and under what conditions they can and have made an impact.

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