Do think tanks matter? : assessing the impact of public policy institutes
It is often assumed that think tanks carry enormous weight with lawmakers. This title argues that the basic question of how think tanks have evolved and under what conditions they can and do have an effect is consistently ignored.
eBook, English, ©2009
2nd ed., rev. and expanded View all formats and editions
McGill-Queen's University Press, Montreal [Que.], ©2009
1 online resource (xvi, 345 pages : illustrations
9780773575417, 9781282865914, 9786612865916, 0773575413, 1282865919, 6612865911
713186159
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
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