Do think tanks matter? : assessing the impact of public policy institutes /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Abelson, Donald E.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Montreal ; Kingston : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2002]
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Surveying the think tank landscape in the United States and Canada
  • Thinking about think tanks: a conceptual framework
  • In the arena: opportunities, constraints, and incentives for think tanks in the United States and Canada
  • Competing in the marketplace of ideas: the strategies of think tanks
  • Public visibility and policy relevance: assessing the influence of think tanks
  • On the road to the White House: presidential candidates and the think tanks that advised them
  • Policy experts or policy instruments? Think tanks and the debate over constitutional reform in Canada
  • Conclusion: policy influence, policy relevance, and the future of think tanks in Canada, the United States, and beyond
  • Appendix one: a profile of selected American think tanks
  • Appendix two: a profile of selected Canadian think tanks.