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Binding
Paperback
Weight
1 lbs
Product Group
Book
IsTextBook
No
ISBN
9780773536081
Subject Area
Political Science, Business & Economics
Publication Name
Do Think Tanks Matter? : Assessing the Impact of Public Policy Institutes, Second Edition
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press
Item Length
9 in
Subject
Public Policy / General, Decision-Making & Problem Solving, General
Publication Year
2009
Type
Textbook
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
1 in
Author
Donald E. Abelson
Item Weight
19 Oz
Item Width
6.1 in
Number of Pages
360 Pages

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Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press
ISBN-10
0773536086
ISBN-13
9780773536081
eBay Product ID (ePID)
73137844

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
360 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Do Think Tanks Matter? : Assessing the Impact of Public Policy Institutes, Second Edition
Subject
Public Policy / General, Decision-Making & Problem Solving, General
Publication Year
2009
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Political Science, Business & Economics
Author
Donald E. Abelson
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
19 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6.1 in

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Edition Number
2
Intended Audience
College Audience
Reviews
"Most of the serious research on Canadian think tanks has been done by Donald Abelson ... His groundbreaking book ... has proven enormously influential." The Walrus "Well written, carefully documented and articulate case for the antithesis of the title ... a valuable treasure trove of interesting ... information." Canadian Public Policy "Many interesting observations about the nature of think tanks and the policymaking process more generally." Cato Journal "An important contribution to a body of literature that is increasingly recognised in the social sciences as an undeveloped field and worthy of more extensive investigation. Abelson's comparative insights will have wider significance in drawing attention to how think tanks find different points of access within the policy cycles. He provides extensive coverage of the issues, concerns, and debates confronted by think tank directors, their funders, and their users, and provides the most up-to-date account of the literature." Diane Stone, University of Warwick "Well-written and lucid ... this is a seminal contribution to the field. Abelson has a sophisticated and up-to-date understanding of the literature and the phenomena that he studies." Evert Lindquist, University of Victoria, "Most of the serious research on Canadian think tanks has been done by Donald Abelson … His groundbreaking book … has proven enormously influential." The Walrus
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
320.6
Edition Description
Expanded,Revised edition
Synopsis
It is often assumed that think tanks carry enormous weight with lawmakers. In Do Think Tanks Matter? Donald Abelson argues that the basic question of how think tanks have evolved and under what conditions they can and do have an effect is consistently ignored. Think tank directors often credit their institutes with influencing major policy debates and government legislation and many journalists and scholars believe the explosion of think tanks in the latter part of the twentieth century indicates their growing importance in the policy-making process. Abelson goes beyond assumptions, identifying the influence and relevance of public policy institutes in today's political arena in the United States, where they've become an integral feature of the political landscape, and in Canada, where, despite recent growth in numbers, they enjoy less prominence than their US counterparts. By focusing on the policy cycle, issue articulation, policy formation, and implementation, Abelson argues that individual think tanks have sometimes played an important role in shaping the political dialogue and the policy preferences and choices of decision-makers but often in different ways and at different stages of the policy cycle. This revised and updated edition of the book includes up-to-date data (2000-08) on the growing visibility and policy relevance of think tanks in Canada and the United States.
LC Classification Number
H97.A24 2009
ebay_catalog_id
4
Copyright Date
2009

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