Think Tanks, Public Policy, and the Politics of Expertise

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ID6318872
AuthorsJames G Mcgann (Villanova University, corresponding author)
Year2005
Volume3
Issue2
Pages385-386
Publication date2005-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePerspectives on Politics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1537-5927 • E-ISSN: 1541-0986
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s1537592705530159
OpenAlexW2136295903
LanguageEN
Citations received13

Think Tanks, Public Policy, and the Politics of Expertise. By Andrew Rich. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2004. 270p. $65.00. Scholars and parishioners interested in public policy and the nature and quality of decision making in Washington will find Andrew Rich's first book to be an interesting and valuable contribution to the field. While the book focuses on an often-overlooked set of institutions—public policy research organizations—it also explores the current state of policy advice in Washington. These independent, nonprofit organizations have served our nation well by conducting research, analysis, and debate on a wide range of complex public policy issues. Thinks tanks such as the Brookings Institution, the Heritage Foundation, the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and the RAND Corporation have helped shape the thinking of policymakers for almost a century. Rich contends that their unique role in the policymaking process is now in peril, and he sets out to document how the sea change that has taken place in American politics is reflected in the changing dynamics in the policymaking community in Washington

Corporation · Foundation (evidence · Institution · Policy studies · Political science · Politics · Public policy · State (computer science · Think tanks · Law · Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Public Administration · Public Policy and Administration Research

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