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British think-tanks and the climate of opinion /

Investigating think tanks on both sides of the political divide, the author defines these groups in the context of British politics, explores their impact on the climate of opinion, and calculates how effective they have been in influencing government in general and key policy areas in particular.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Denham, Andrew
Otros Autores: Garnett, Mark, 1963-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; Bristol, Pa. : UCL Press, 1998.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • HALF-TITLE; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; FOREWORD; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; DEDICATION; Introduction: British think-tanks and the climate of opinion in the twentieth century; An American phenomenon?; The problem of definition; What is the role of think-tanks?; A closed system of government?; The Fabian Society and the British think-tank tradition; Summary; CHAPTER 1 Political and economic planning; Origins and early days; PEP in the 1930s; The Second World War: 1939-45; The first post-war programme: 1945-53; European studies: 1956-78; Constitutional and domestic policy studies: 1954-78.