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2nd ed., rev. and expanded. |
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1 online resource (xvi, 345 pages : illustrations) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-340) 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 : the more things change ... policy influence, policy relevance, and the future of think tanks in Canada, the United States, and beyond. |
| 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. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Abelson, Donald E. Do think tanks matter? 2nd ed., rev. and expanded. Montreal ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2009 9780773536074 (DLC) 2011453046 (OCoLC)320185523 |
| ISBN |
9780773575417 (electronic book) |
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0773575413 (electronic book) |
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9780773536074 |
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0773536078 |
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9780773536081 |
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0773536086 |
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