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1 online resource (xiv, 251 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Policy sciences.
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Policy sciences. |
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Research institutes.
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Research institutes. |
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Research institutes -- Canada.
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Canada. |
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Research institutes -- United States.
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United States. |
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Canada -- Politics and government. |
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United States -- Politics and government. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Abelson, Donald E. Do think tanks matter? Montreal ; Ithaca, N.Y. : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2002 0773523162 (DLC) 2002514435 (OCoLC)47162231 |
| ISBN |
9780773569904 (electronic book) |
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0773569901 (electronic book) |
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0773523162 |
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9780773523166 |
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0773523170 |
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9780773523173 |
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9780773575417 |
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