James G McGann

Democratization and Market Reform in Developing and Transitional Countries

Think Tanks as Catalysts

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Produktbeschreibung

This book explores the role of think tanks in the democratization and economic reform movements by evaluating their overall effect on the transformation process in Latin America, Eastern Europe, Africa, and Asia.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Januar 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 558g
• ISBN-13: 9780415547383
• ISBN-10: 0415547385
• Artikelnr.: 29020612

Autorenporträt

James G. McGann is the Assistant Director of the International Relations Program and Director of the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program at the University of Pennsylvania; he is a Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute, Philadelphia. He has served as President for 25 years of McGann Associates, which specializes in the challenges facing think tanks, policymakers, international organizations and philanthropic institutions. Dr. McGann has served as a consultant and advisor to the World Bank, United Nations, United States Agency for International Development, Soros, Hewlett and Gates Foundations. His books include Competition for Dollars: Scholars and Influence In The Public Policy Research Industry; and Think Tanks and Policy Advice in the U.S: Academics, Advisors and Advocates (also published by Routledge).

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction Part 1: Theoretical Framework 2. Democratization and Market
Reform 3. Think Tanks and Economic and Market Transitions Part 2: Case
Studies 4. Chile 5. Peru 6. Poland 7. Market Reform in Slovakia 8.
Democratization in South Africa 9. Botswana 10. The Philippines 11.
Thailand 12. Vietnam