{"product_id":"the-idea-brokers-james-a-smith-9780029295557","title":"The Idea Brokers: Think Tanks and the Rise of the New Policy Elite","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom Simon \u0026amp; Schuster, \u003ci\u003eThe Idea Brokers\u003c\/i\u003e is James A. Smith's exploration of think tanks and the rise of the new policy elite.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTracing the rise of the think tank from the turn of the century to the present, historian Smith provides a portrait of this policy elite and concludes that \"experts\" have preempted the public debate by helping to remove complex issues from the ken of ordinary citizens.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Allen Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0029295556\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780029295557\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Free Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/19\/1993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 356\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.11lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.21w x 0.92d","brand":"James Allen Smith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44119363354879,"sku":"9780029295557","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4b7eb2e3-6c75-42dd-a2ae-20a139602d7f.jpg?v=1687408963","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-idea-brokers-james-a-smith-9780029295557","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}