Measuring the Influence of Think Tanks

被引：48

作者：

Weidenbaum, Murray ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Washington Univ, Weidenbaum Ctr, St Louis, MO 63130 USA

来源：

SOCIETY | 2010年 / 47卷 / 02期

关键词：

Think tanks; American Enterprise Institute; Brookings Institution; Cato Institute; Center for Strategic and International Studies; Heritage Foundation; Interest groups; Competition of ideas; Influence; Public policy;

D O I：

10.1007/s12115-009-9292-8

中图分类号：

C [社会科学总论];

学科分类号：

03 ; 0303 ;

摘要：

It is difficult to present great conclusions about the influence of thinks tanks. The major think tanks have earned an important presence in the Washington policy community. In the words of one political scientist, "Power in Washington cannot be measured precisely, yet think tanks surely have a good deal for it aEuro broken vertical bar aEuroe The major think tanks are important sources of information to the media, the government, and to a host of interest groups involved in the public policy process. The result is a lively competition of ideas in the policy arena.

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