Think Tanks' Growing Role in Policy and Politics
http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2012-03-28/think-tanks-growing-role-policy-and-politics
D.C. is a "think tank" kind of town -- from those that follow the scholarly "university without students" model to those with a more ideological "government in waiting" approach. Kojo examines the rise of think tanks and analyzes what the dispute over the future of the libertarian Cato Institute says about the role think tanks play in shaping public policy.
Guests
Tevi Troy
Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute; former Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Neera Tanden
President, Center for American Progress; Counselor, Center for American Progress Action Fund; former senior advisor for health reform at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Jim McGann
Assistant Director of the International Relations Program and Director of the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program at the University of Pennsylvania; Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Institute; author of "World Rankings of Think Tanks"
Related Links
2011 Global Go To Think Tank Rankings
From the Selected Works of Dr. James G. McGann, University of Pennsylvania, January 2012:
Comments
Please familiarize yourself with our Code of Conduct and Terms of Use before posting your comments.
Thank you for doing this topic Kojo. I have often wondered where think tanks come from, and how are they able to wield their influence in our government. This show should be very informative indeed thank you again!
My belief is that most Think Tanks all have political bend. I have friends that work for think thanks in the district and they are all political people.
Sorry to have missed this segment; it was recommended by a friend. Is there a way to listen to a recording?
Thanks,
Prescott