Think tanks, public policy, and the politics of expertise
"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
Print Book, English, 2004
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 2004
xii, 258 pages ; 24 cm
9780521830294, 9780521673945, 9786610477616, 052183029X, 0521673941, 6610477612
53285177
List of tables; List of figures; Acknowledgements; 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; Appendix A: details on the characteristics, perception and visibility of think tanks; Appendix B: list of in-depth interviews; Works cited; Index.