The idea brokers
Subtitle: think tanks and the rise of the new policy elite
By: James Allen Smith.
Publisher: The Free Press; Collier Macmillan Canada; Maxwell Macmillan International
Published: 1991
Place of publication: New York; Toronto; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 313
Subjects: Government consultants -- United States; Policy scientists -- United States; Research institutes -- United States
Description: Tracing the rise of the think tank from the turn of the century to the present, historian Smith provides a portrait of this policy elite and concludes that "experts" have preempted the public debate by helping to remove complex issues from the ken of ordinary citizens.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.