Recontructive Critics

, by Struyk, Raymond J.

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ISBN: 9780877666905 | 0877666903
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Copyright: 4/1/1999

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Preface	p. xi
Foreword	p. xiii
New Political Environments, New Institutions	p. 1
The Public Policy Legacy	p. 3
The Civil Society Ideal	p. 11
Starting Over	p. 15
The Role of Think Tanks	p. 17
Think Tanks in the Early Transition Years	p. 21
Analyzing Think Tanks in the Former Soviet Bloc	p. 22
Drawing on the Experience of Western Think Tanks, with Makiko Ueno	p. 39
Conditions for a Policy Research Industry	p. 40
Alternative Forms for Think Tanks in Russia and Eastern Europe	p. 47
Hypotheses about How Think Tanks Influence Policy	p. 50
The Challenge	p. 56
A Profile of the Think Tank Industry in Four Countries	p. 61
Genesis	p. 61
Legal Structure	p. 65
Goals and Objectives	p. 66
Governance	p. 68
Areas of Interest	p. 71
Size of Think Tanks	p. 73
Publications	p. 77
Funding	p. 81
Obstacles to Future Development	p. 86
Strategies for the Future	p. 87
Conclusion	p. 88
The Early Policy Record	p. 91
What Think Tanks in the Region Have Done	p. 91
The Views of Policymakers	p. 111
Outsiders' View of the Record	p. 118
On Balance	p. 122
The Role of the West	p. 125
Support from Foundations	p. 125
The Donors	p. 131
Problems and Prospects	p. 139
Conclusion	p. 144
Looking to the Future	p. 149
Characteristics of Effective Think Tanks	p. 149
In Whose Image?	p. 151
Surviving	p. 154
Helping Themselves	p. 160
Help from the West	p. 163
Help at Home	p. 167
Conclusion	p. 169
Appendixes
Basic Data for Armenia, Bulgaria, Hungary, the Russian Federation, and the United Kingdom	p. 173
Inventory of Institutions	p. 175
Policymakers Interviewed	p. 179
Experts Interviewed	p. 185
Tabulation of Think Tank Interview Results	p. 191
Creating the Institution	p. 192
Governance, Legal Structure, and Institutional Goals	p. 200
Staff and Areas of Work	p. 210
Publications	p. 220
Fundraising	p. 234
Analysis of Correlates of Success	p. 243
References	p. 249
Index	p. 259
About the Author	p. 268
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