British Think-Tanks And The Climate Of Opinion 1857284968, 9781857284966, 9780203981214, 1857284976
Investigating think tanks on both sides of the political divide, the author defines these groups in the context of Briti
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Table of contents :
HALF-TITLE......Page 2
TITLE......Page 3
COPYRIGHT......Page 4
CONTENTS......Page 5
FOREWORD......Page 6
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS......Page 9
DEDICATION......Page 10
An American phenomenon?......Page 11
The problem of definition......Page 14
What is the role of think-tanks?......Page 20
A closed system of government?......Page 23
The Fabian Society and the British think-tank tradition......Page 25
Summary......Page 26
Origins and early days......Page 28
PEP in the 1930s......Page 31
The Second World War: 1939–45......Page 33
The first post-war programme: 1945–53......Page 35
European studies: 1956–78......Page 38
Constitutional and domestic policy studies: 1954–78......Page 40
From PEP to PSI: 1976–8......Page 46
Conclusion: do “facts speak for themselves”?......Page 49
Origins......Page 53
Wartime and early post-war research......Page 56
The Economic Review and other projects: 1955–74......Page 58
Competition, monetarism and decline......Page 62
Summary and conclusions......Page 67
Origins......Page 72
Early days......Page 76
The 1960s......Page 79
Monetarism and the IEA......Page 83
Trade unions, the professions and restrictive practices......Page 84
Permeation and persuasion: the 1970s......Page 85
Thatcherism and the IEA......Page 87
Conclusion......Page 91
Origins......Page 97
Early days......Page 99
“Britain needs a social market economy”......Page 105
A moral issue?......Page 108
Central Office and the CRD......Page 111
Methods of operation......Page 112
A Thatcherite Party......Page 116
Recruitment and Ideological Fellowship......Page 117
Policy......Page 118
Conclusion......Page 121
Origins......Page 123
The Omega project......Page 127
The first hundred…?......Page 128
Ideas are not enough......Page 130
A powerhouse of policies?......Page 134
Conclusion......Page 136
CHAPTER 6 After the New Right......Page 141
Think-tanks and New Labour......Page 145
Conclusion......Page 150
The first wave......Page 151
The second wave......Page 154
The third wave......Page 155
2: Think-tanks, pluralism, and the climate of opinion......Page 157
References......Page 164
British think-tanks......Page 171
INDEX......Page 173
HALF-TITLE......Page 2
TITLE......Page 3
COPYRIGHT......Page 4
CONTENTS......Page 5
FOREWORD......Page 6
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS......Page 9
DEDICATION......Page 10
An American phenomenon?......Page 11
The problem of definition......Page 14
What is the role of think-tanks?......Page 20
A closed system of government?......Page 23
The Fabian Society and the British think-tank tradition......Page 25
Summary......Page 26
Origins and early days......Page 28
PEP in the 1930s......Page 31
The Second World War: 1939–45......Page 33
The first post-war programme: 1945–53......Page 35
European studies: 1956–78......Page 38
Constitutional and domestic policy studies: 1954–78......Page 40
From PEP to PSI: 1976–8......Page 46
Conclusion: do “facts speak for themselves”?......Page 49
Origins......Page 53
Wartime and early post-war research......Page 56
The Economic Review and other projects: 1955–74......Page 58
Competition, monetarism and decline......Page 62
Summary and conclusions......Page 67
Origins......Page 72
Early days......Page 76
The 1960s......Page 79
Monetarism and the IEA......Page 83
Trade unions, the professions and restrictive practices......Page 84
Permeation and persuasion: the 1970s......Page 85
Thatcherism and the IEA......Page 87
Conclusion......Page 91
Origins......Page 97
Early days......Page 99
“Britain needs a social market economy”......Page 105
A moral issue?......Page 108
Central Office and the CRD......Page 111
Methods of operation......Page 112
A Thatcherite Party......Page 116
Recruitment and Ideological Fellowship......Page 117
Policy......Page 118
Conclusion......Page 121
Origins......Page 123
The Omega project......Page 127
The first hundred…?......Page 128
Ideas are not enough......Page 130
A powerhouse of policies?......Page 134
Conclusion......Page 136
CHAPTER 6 After the New Right......Page 141
Think-tanks and New Labour......Page 145
Conclusion......Page 150
The first wave......Page 151
The second wave......Page 154
The third wave......Page 155
2: Think-tanks, pluralism, and the climate of opinion......Page 157
References......Page 164
British think-tanks......Page 171
INDEX......Page 173
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