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ISBN:
9780815728306
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The Fifth Estate: Think Tanks, Public Policy, and Governance is a comprehensive look at think tanks and the important role they play in shaping public policy and public discourse in the United States. Author James G. McGann illustrates the lasting impact of think tanks in today's civil society. A survey that McGann conducted among all the leading think tanks in the United States highlights the progress that think tanks in the United States have made and the challenges they have yet to face. McGann clarifies the correlation between think tank research and the policies enacted by the past three
Content:
Front Cover -- Front Flap -- Title Page -- Copyright Information -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Think Tanks and Governance in the United States -- The Revolving Door -- Think Tanks in Action: Domestic Policy Case Studies -- Think Tanks in Action: Foreign Policy Case Studies -- New Challenges and Trends Facing U.S. Think Tanks -- Appendix A: The United States Think Tank Field Guide -- Appendix B: Categories of Think Tank Affiliations -- Appendix C: Profiles of Leading U.S. Think Tanks, 2010-11 -- Notes -- Index -- Back Flap -- Back Cover
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ISBN 9780815728320
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780815728306
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Print version McGann, James G The Fifth Estate : Think Tanks, Public Policy, and Governance Washington : Brookings Institution Press,c2016 ISBN 9780815728306
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