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Over the years, think tanks have become fixtures of American politics. But what are think tanks? Who funds them? And just how influential have they become? The author argues that the unsettling ambiguity of the think tank is less an accidental feature of its existence than the very key to its impact.

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"Thomas Medvetz does us a huge service by analyzing the development of policy expertise, its shifting institutional locations, and the impact of both on academic social science and public affairs. This is an important book on an important issue. (Craig Calhoun, Director, London School of Economics and Political Science)"

Think Tanks in America

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 06/09/2012
      ISBN13: 9780226517292, 978-0226517292
      ISBN10: 0226517292
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      Book Synopsis
      Over the years, think tanks have become fixtures of American politics. But what are think tanks? Who funds them? And just how influential have they become? The author argues that the unsettling ambiguity of the think tank is less an accidental feature of its existence than the very key to its impact.

      Trade Review
      "Thomas Medvetz does us a huge service by analyzing the development of policy expertise, its shifting institutional locations, and the impact of both on academic social science and public affairs. This is an important book on an important issue. (Craig Calhoun, Director, London School of Economics and Political Science)"

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