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Do Think Tanks Matter?: Assessing the Impact of Public Policy Institutes, Second Edition,Used
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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 policymaking 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 decisionmakers but often in different ways and at different stages of the policy cycle. This revised and updated edition of the book includes uptodate data (200008) on the growing visibility and policy relevance of think tanks in Canada and the United States.
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- Q: What is the main focus of 'Do Think Tanks Matter?' A: The book examines the influence of think tanks on public policy, exploring how they have evolved and their impact on lawmakers and policy-making processes in Canada and the United States.
- Q: Who is the author of the book? A: The author of 'Do Think Tanks Matter?' is Donald E. Abelson.
- Q: What edition is this book? A: This is the Second Edition of 'Do Think Tanks Matter?'
- Q: How many pages does the book have? A: The book contains 360 pages.
- Q: What is the condition of the book? A: The book is in New condition.
- Q: When was this book published? A: The book was published on September 1, 2009.
- Q: What topics are covered in the book? A: The book covers topics such as the policy cycle, issue articulation, policy formation, and the implementation processes involving think tanks.
- Q: Is there any updated data included in the book? A: Yes, the revised edition includes up-to-date data from 2000 to 2008 regarding the visibility and relevance of think tanks.
- Q: What is the binding type of the book? A: The book is available in paperback binding.
- Q: Does the book discuss the difference between Canadian and US think tanks? A: Yes, the book compares the roles and prominence of think tanks in Canada and the United States.