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Comparative Think Tanks, Politics And Public Policy |
James G. McGann, Senior Fellow and Director, Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program, Foreign Policy Research Institute and Assistant Professor of Political Science, Villanova University, US with Erik C. Johnson, Knowledge Management Officer, World Bank Institute, US
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| 2006 |
304 pp |
Hardback |
978 1 84376 022 1 |
$120.00 |
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$108.00 |
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Independent institutes conducting policy research, analysis and public dialogue, or ‘think tanks’ as they are more commonly known, are one of the leading catalysts for ideas and action in civil societies around the world. Examining the role of think tanks in the policy formulation process, this groundbreaking study provides the first systematically comparative and methodologically rigorous map of such organizations and the social, political, legal and economic conditions that shape their work.
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Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Think Tanks and Governance 3. Comparative Politics and Policy Advice in the Americas 4. Comparative Politics and Policy Advice in Europe 5. Comparative Politics and Policy Advice in the Asia Pacific Region 6. Comparative Politics and Policy Advice in Africa 7. Comparative Politics and Policy Advice in the Middle East 8. Concluding Remarks 9. Data Appendix Bibliography Index
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