Think tanks and policy advice in the US
Subtitle: academics, advisors and advocates
By: James G. McGann.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780415772280
Subjects: Political planning -- United States; Research institutes -- Political aspects -- United States; Policy sciences -- Research
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Think tanks and policy advice in the United States; title: History of think tanks in the United States; title: Think tanks defined; title: Marketing, public relations and public engagement; title: Measuring the influence of think tanks; title: Think tanks funding; title: Current trends facing think tanks; title: Conclusion; title: Recommendations; title: Essays on value, role and impact of think tanks; title: Appendix a : U.S. think tanks - the global context; title: Appendix b : U.S. think tanks in brief; title: Bibliography; title: Readings and resources on think tanks.