01852cam a22003974a 4500001000700000003000800007005001700015007000300032008004100035010001700076015001900093016001800112020001500130020001800145035001300163035002300176040007300199041000800272042000800280050002100288082001000309100003400319245009700353260006300450300003300513504005100546505040000597520028100997650002101278650002501299650002801324650002401352650002401376650003201400700002201432119169BJBSDDR20241210111911.0ta051013s2005    enk      b    001 0 eng    a  2005030114  aGBA5570782bnb7 a0132459582Uk  a1843760223  a9781843760221  a14140014  a(OCoLC)ocm62118327  aDLCcDLCdBWKUKdBAKERdUKMdCOOdNLGGCdYDXCPdOCLCQdMUQdDLCbeng  aeng  apcc14aH 97bM478c 200500a320.61 aMcGann, James G., d1955-202110aComparative think tanks, politics and public policy /cJames G. McGann with Erik C. Johnson.  aCheltenham, UK ;aNorthampton, MA :bEdward Elgar,cc2005.  aix, 288 p. ,bill. ;c24 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.0 a1. Introduction 2. Think Tanks and Governance 3. Comparative Politics and Policy Advice in the Americas 4. Comparative Politics and Policy Advice in Europe 5. Comparative Politics and Policy Advice in the Asia Pacific Region 6. Comparative Politics and Policy Advice in Africa 7. Comparative Politics and Policy Advice in the Middle East 8. Concluding Remarks 9. Data Appendix Bibliography Index  aExamining the role of think tanks in the policy formulation process, this groundbreaking study provides the first systematically comparative and methodologically rigorous map of such organizations and the social, political, legal and economic conditions that shape their work. 0aPolicy sciences. 4aCiencias políticas 0aComparative government. 4aGobierno comparado  0aPolitical planning. 4aPlanificación política 1 aJohnson, Erik C.