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

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"It is often assumed that think tanks carry enormous weight with lawmakers and other key stakeholders. In Do Think Tanks Matter? Donald Abelson argues that the question of how think tanks have evolved and under what conditions they can and do have an impact continues to be ignored. Think tank d...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Abelson, Donald E. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Montreal ; Kingston : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2018.
Edición:Third edition, revvised and expanded.
Temas:
Policy sciences.
Research institutes.
Research institutes > Canada.
Research institutes > United States.
Sciences de la politique.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Reference.
Canada.
United States.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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
  • In the pipeline : think tanks and the debate over Keystone XL
  • 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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