The Idea Brokers: Think Tanks and The Rise of the New Policy Elite

Smith, James, A.; James A. Smith

ISBN 10: 0029295556 / ISBN 13: 9780029295557

Published by The Free Press/A Division of Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc., New York, 1991

About this Item

330 pp. Clean, fresh copy with very light shelf wear, crisp pages and clean text.

Seller Inventory # 4FislBb0029

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Idea Brokers: Think Tanks and The Rise of the New Policy Elite
• Publisher: The Free Press/A Division of Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc., New York
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0029295556
• ISBN 13: 9780029295557
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Illustrator: Eileen Kramer (Cover Design)
• Edition: 1st Free Press Ppbk Edition/1st Printing
• Condition: Like New
• Seller catalogs:
  • History, Global & World History
  • Political Science, Political Theory & Studies
  • Academic, Scholarly, Research

About this title

Synopsis

From Simon & Schuster, The Idea Brokers is James A. Smith's exploration of think tanks and the rise of the new policy elite.

Tracing the rise of the think tank from the turn of the century to the present, historian Smith provides a portrait of this policy elite and concludes that "experts" have preempted the public debate by helping to remove complex issues from the ken of ordinary citizens.

About the Author

James A. Smith is the author of Idea Brokers, a Simon & Schuster book.