British Think-Tanks and the Climate of Opinion

by Denham,Andrew

• ISBN13: 9781857284973
• ISBN10: 1857284976
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 1997-12-01
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Think-tanks are prominent in policy debates in countries throughout the world and they receive considerable media attention. In Britain they are held responsible for many of the more controversial policies of the Thatcher years and they have been no less active under Tony Blair. Yet their precise influence is difficult to measure and there is much controversy about whether they are an asset or a danger in a democratic society.

Author Biography

Andrew Denham is Lecturer in Politics at the University of Nottingham Mark Garnett is a political researcher. Formerly a lecturer in politics at the universities of Bristol and Exeter

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. vii
Acknowledgements	p. 1
Introduction: British think-tanks and the climate of opinion in the twentieth century	p. 3
Political and Economic Planning	p. 25
The National Institute of Economic and Social Research	p. 57
The Institute of Economic Affairs	p. 83
The Centre for Policy Studies	p. 117
The Adam Smith Institute	p. 151
After the New Right	p. 175
Conclusion: Think-tanks, politics and democracy	p. 189
References	p. 207
Index	p. 219
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