Think tanks, public policy, and the politics of expertise /

Think tanks, public policy, and the politics of expertise /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Rich, Andrew.
Imprint:	Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004.
Description:	xii, 258 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Policy sciences -- Research -- United States. Policy scientists -- United States. Research institutes -- United States. Nonprofit organizations -- United States. Expertise -- political aspects -- United States. Political planning -- United States. Legislative hearings -- United States. Expertise -- Political aspects. Legislative hearings. Nonprofit organizations. Policy sciences -- Research. Policy scientists. Political planning. Research institutes. United States.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5157880

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ISBN:	052183029X
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-251) and index.

Table of Contents:

List of tables
List of figures
Acknowledgements
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
Appendix A. details on the characteristics, perception and visibility of think tanks
Appendix B. list of in-depth interviews
Works cited
Index