MCGANN James G <br/><br/>
Comparative think tanks, politics and public policy / 
James G McGann and Erik C Johnson. 
 - Cheltenham, UK  :  Edward Elgar,  2006 
 - ix, 288 p. 
<br/><br/> Builds on a 1999 survey of 817 think tanks in 126 countries (updated in 2002) with the objective of identifying why some countries have many more such research bodies than others. Uses various indicators from type of political system to level of global integration to assess case studies of 20 different countries. Following discussion of what think tanks are and how they relate to governance the main part of the book provides comparative analysis by major world region e.g. Europe, Asia Pacific, Americas, Middle East. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1843760223 (hbk) :  65.00 GBP 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>POLICY STUDIES<br/>POLICY RESEARCH<br/>POLICY INSTITUTES<br/>THINK TANKS<br/>COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT