In politics, ideas matter. They provide the foundation for economic policymaking, which in
turn shapes what is possible in domestic and international politics. Yet until now, little …

Writing about ideas, John Maynard Keynes noted that they are" more powerful than is
commonly understood. Indeed the world is ruled by little else." One would expect, therefore …

It is often assumed that think tanks carry enormous weight with lawmakers and other key
stakeholders. In Do Think Tanks Matter? Donald Abelson argues that the question of how …

Mit der Veröffentlichung dieser Studie Bernhard Walpens über die Rolle der Mont Pèlerin
Society bei der weltweiten Formierung und Durchsetzung der neoliberalen …

Ohne den Rat wissenschaftlicher Experten ist das Regieren nicht mehr denkbar. Dem fast
schon routinemäßigen Rückgriff auf Berater entspricht aber nicht unbedingt ein nachhaltiger …

Banking on Knowledge is one of the first studies of how the World Bank is reinventing itself
as the'Knowledge Bank'. The book addresses how international organizations and …

CHANGES IN CENSUSES FROM IMPERIALIST TO WELFARE STATES Page 1 CHANGES IN
CENSUSES FROM IMPERIALIST TO WELFARE STATES How Societies and States Count …

The recent growth in the formation of think tanks in the United States raises questions about
their role in the democratic process. A theory of think-tank formation is pre here, which posits …

Policy institutes, or think tanks, have become increasingly visible on the political landscape.
However, their policy role has varied in different countries. This article seeks to explain why …

At the start of the twentieth century, the workings of government became increasingly difficult
to understand. The over-burdened policy-makers dealt with too much information to analyse …