Ideas and Think Tanks in Contemporary Britain: Volume 1, Volume 1Michael David Kandiah, Anthony Seldon This study looks at the influence of ideas and think tanks in Britain, contemplating how ideas have shaped politics and society. The purveyors of ideas for change - the think tanks - are examined, and academics and participants vieww are recorded in a number of interviews. |
Contents
| 1 | |
Policy Formation | 20 |
The Nature and Impact of Think Tanks in Andrew Denham | 43 |
The Social Market Foundation Lewis Baston | 62 |
Blueprint for a Revolution? The Politics | 73 |
Undermining | 88 |
WITNESS SEMINAR | 111 |
INTERVIEWS | 126 |
The Influence of Liberal Ideas in PostWar Britain | 137 |
The Influence of Sociology in PostWar Britain | 144 |
The Influences on Economic Policy | 152 |
The Influence of Ideas on the Modern Conservative Party | 168 |
The Influence of Ideas on Economic Policy | 186 |
The Influence of Classical Liberalism and Monetarist Economics | 199 |
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Ideas and Think Tanks in Contemporary Britain, Volume 1 Michael Kandiah,Anthony Seldon Limited preview - 1996 |
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