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Record Nr.

UNINA9910816172403321

Autore

Denham Andrew

Titolo

British think-tanks and the climate of opinion / / Andrew Denham and Mark Garnett

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Bristol, Pa., : UCL Press, 1998

ISBN

1-135-36429-X

1-135-36430-3

1-138-16647-2

1-280-16835-8

0-203-98121-9

9786610168354

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (176 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

GarnettMark <1963->

Disciplina

320.6094109045

320.941

Soggetti

Government consultants - Great Britain

Research institutes - Great Britain

Policy sciences

Public opinion - Great Britain

Political planning - Great Britain

Great Britain Politics and government 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-218) and index.

Nota di contenuto

HALF-TITLE; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; FOREWORD; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; DEDICATION; Introduction: British think-tanks and the climate of opinion in the twentieth century; CHAPTER 1 Political and economic planning; CHAPTER 2 The National Institute of Economic and Social Research; CHAPTER 3 The Institute of Economic Affairs; CHAPTER 4 The Centre for Policy Studies; CHAPTER 5 The Adam Smith Institute; CHAPTER 6 After the New Right; CHAPTER 7 Conclusion: Think-tanks, politics and democracy; References; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Investigating think tanks on both sides of the political divide, the author defines these groups in the context of British politics, explores their impact on the climate of opinion, and calculates how effective



they have been in influencing government in general and key policy areas in particular. Think tanks have rarely come under the spotlight and the author offers a probing but balanced overview of a political phenomenon.; This book should prove to be valuable reading for students of political science, public administration and contemporary British history.