03283oam 2200733I 450 991044985560332120200520144314.01-135-36430-31-138-16647-21-280-16835-80-203-98121-9978661016835410.4324/9780203981214 (CKB)1000000000001090(EBL)241769(OCoLC)191931145(SSID)ssj0000115092(PQKBManifestationID)11138104(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000115092(PQKBWorkID)10011056(PQKB)10503454(MiAaPQ)EBC241769(Au-PeEL)EBL241769(CaPaEBR)ebr10017297(CaONFJC)MIL16835(EXLCZ)99100000000000109020180331d1998 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBritish think-tanks and the climate of opinion /Andrew Denham and Mark GarnettLondon ;Bristol, Pa. :UCL Press,1998.1 online resource (176 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-85728-496-8 1-85728-497-6 Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-218) and index.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; INDEXInvestigating 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.Government consultantsGreat BritainResearch institutesGreat BritainPolicy sciencesPublic opinionGreat BritainPolitical planningGreat BritainGreat BritainPolitics and government20th centuryElectronic books.Government consultantsResearch institutesPolicy sciences.Public opinionPolitical planning320.6094109045320.941Denham Andrew.875856Garnett Mark1963-762163MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910449855603321British think-tanks and the climate of opinion2293117UNINA