The Idea Brokers

by James A. Smith

Book Overview

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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0029295513
• ISBN13: 9780029295519
• Release Date: December 1990
• Publisher: Free Press
• Length: 313 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

A good start.

There needs to be more done to condense the enormous amount of information required to keep track of the talking heads on 24 hour news. They don't disclose much information, and most people are defenseless against the sheer volume of spin and bias. There needs to be a web site or something where you can look this stuff up quickly while the person is spinning on the air.

Highly recommended !

The Idea Brokers is an excellent chronological exploration of the evolution and impact of think tanks on U.S. public policy. The reader is presented with a comprehensive history of these obscure institutions that have spawned dramatically since the start of the 20th-century. The author adequately provides a thorough and detailed account of the personalities that were responsible for establishing these research institutions, their intended purpose, their area of expertise, their advising successes and their implementation failures. At the end, you will agree that these research insitutions will only play a much larger role in shaping government policy and public opinion in the coming years.

An excellently researched book !

The Idea Brokers is a thorough and lucid chronological examination of the evolution and impact of the modern day research centers known as 'think tanks'. These obscure research centers have spawned dramatically over the past century and their significant contributions in shaping the policies of the United States are revealed.