| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 222 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-218) and index. |
| Contents |
HALF-TITLE; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; FOREWORD; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; DEDICATION; Introduction: British think-tanks and the climate of opinion in the twentieth century; An American phenomenon?; The problem of definition; What is the role of think-tanks?; A closed system of government?; The Fabian Society and the British think-tank tradition; Summary; CHAPTER 1 Political and economic planning; Origins and early days; PEP in the 1930s; The Second World War: 1939-45; The first post-war programme: 1945-53; European studies: 1956-78; Constitutional and domestic policy studies: 1954-78. |
| Summary |
Investigating think tanks on both sides of the political divide, the author defines these groups in the context of British politics, explores their impact on the climate of opinion, and calculates how effective they have been in influencing government in general and key policy areas in particular. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Government consultants -- Great Britain.
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Government consultants. |
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Great Britain. |
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Research institutes -- Great Britain.
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Research institutes. |
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Policy sciences.
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Policy sciences. |
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Public opinion -- Great Britain.
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Public opinion. |
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Political planning -- Great Britain.
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Political planning. |
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Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
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Politics and government. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
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1900 - 1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Garnett, Mark, 1963-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Denham, Andrew. British think-tanks and the climate of opinion. London ; Bristol, Pa. : UCL Press, 1998 (DLC) 99162570 |
| ISBN |
0203981219 (electronic book) |
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9780203981214 (electronic book) |
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9781857284973 (Paper) |
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1857284976 (Paper) |
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9781857284966 (hardback) |
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1857284968 (hardback) |
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1857284976 (paperback) |
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1857284968 (hardback) |
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