TY  - BOOK
AU  - Rich,Andrew
TI  - Think tanks, public policy, and the politics of expertise
SN  - 0521673941 
AV  - H 97 R498t 2004
U1  - 320.06/0973 
PY  - 2004///
CY  - Cambridge, UK, New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Policy sciences
KW  - Research
KW  - United States
KW  - Policy scientists
KW  - Research institutes
KW  - Nonprofit organizations
KW  - Expertise
KW  - Political aspects
KW  - Political planning
KW  - Legislative hearings
KW  - Ciencia política
KW  - Investigaciones
KW  - Estados Unidos
KW  - Centros de pensamiento
KW  - Institutos de investigación
KW  - Científicos políticos
KW  - Organizaciones sin ánimo de lucro
KW  - Planificación política
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-251) and index; 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 --
App. A. Details on the characteristics, perceptions, and visibility of think tanks --
App. B. List of in-depth interviews
N2  - "Think tanks are nonprofit policy research organizations that provide analysis and expertise to influence policymakers. From the 1970s their number exploded in the U.S. and their proliferation represented a hope that lawmaking might become better informed and more effective as a result of these expert contributions. Instead, as this book documents, the known ideologies of many, especially the newer, think tanks currently contribute to an environment in which they differ little from advocacy organizations, promoting points of view and preordained policy prescriptions. As a result, they fail to achieve desired influence and undermine their credibility."--Jacket
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