A capitol idea : think tanks and US foreign policy /
Abelson, Donald E.
Montreal ; London : McGill-Queen's University Press,
c2006.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [337]-358) and index.
Lights, camera, action : policy experts and presidential campaigns -- From generation to generation : the origin and evolution of American think tanks -- Theorizing about think tanks : competing visions and conceptual approaches -- Open for business : think tanks and the marketplace of ideas -- Something is missing : think tanks and the study of foreign policy-making -- Finding their way : in search of policy influence -- Is anybody listening? : assessing the influence of think tanks -- Think tanks at work : the debate over national missile defense -- A hard-fought battle : 9/11, the Bush doctrine, and the war of ideas -- Conclusion : think tanks, foreign policy, and the public interest.
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