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Author Abelson, Donald E.

Title A capitol idea : think tanks and US foreign policy / Donald E. Abelson.

Publication Info. Montreal ; Ithaca [New York] : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2006]
©2006

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 Moore Stacks  E744 .A193 2006    Available  ---
Description xxii, 367 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-358) and index.
Contents Lights, camera, action : policy experts and presidential campaigns -- From generation to generation : the origin and evolution of American think tanks -- Theorizing about think tanks : competing visions and conceptual approaches -- Open for business : think tanks and the marketplace of ideas -- Something is missing : think tanks and the study of foreign policy-making -- Finding their way : in search of policy influence -- Is anybody listening? : assessing the influence of think tanks -- Think tanks at work : the debate over national missile defense -- A hard-fought battle : 9/11, the Bush doctrine, and the war of ideas -- Conclusion : think tanks, foreign policy, and the public interest.
Subject United States -- Foreign relations.
United States.
International relations.
Research institutes -- United States -- History.
Research institutes.
History.
Political planning -- United States.
Political planning.
Centres de recherche -- États-Unis.
Politique publique -- États-Unis.
États-Unis -- Relations extérieures.
Buitenlandse politiek.
Denktank.
Verenigde Staten.
ISBN 9780773531154 acid-free paper
0773531157 acid-free paper