Format:
XXI, 313 S.
Edition:
1.print
ISBN:
0029295513
Content:
Tracing the rise of the think tank from the turn of the century to the present, historian Smith provides a portrait of this policy elite and concludes that "experts" have preempted the public debate by helping to remove complex issues from the ken of ordinary citizens
Content:
Tracing the rise of the think tank from the turn of the century to the present, historian Smith provides a portrait of this policy elite and concludes that "experts" have preempted the public debate by helping to remove complex issues from the ken of ordinary citizens
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Policy elite -- laboratories for reform -- Efficiency experts -- Experts advising -- Technocratic faiths -- Action intellectuals -- Limits of Liberalism -- Ideological divide -- Marketplace of ideas -- Politics of ideas -- Notes -- Appendix: leading think tanks.
Language:
English
Subjects:
Political Science
Keywords:
USA
;
Politikberatung
;
Elite
