The idea brokers: think tanks and the rise of the new policy elite

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.

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Main Author: Smith, James A. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York Free Press u.a. 1991
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:XXI, 313 S.
ISBN:0029295513

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