{"product_id":"think-tanks-mcgann-9780815732914","title":"Think Tanks: The New Knowledge and Policy Brokers in Asia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe growth of think tanks--with uniquely Asian characteristics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePolicy research institutes--better known as think tanks--;are long established and well known in Western countries but have developed only in recent years in much of the rest of the world. Globalization is partly responsible for the new growth in think tanks, since few issues are totally domestic and governments and citizens increasingly understand the need for well-informed policy advice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThink tanks have become especially important in many Asian nations over the past decade, coinciding with their rise to new prominence in international affairs. Asia's major players-- the People's Republic of China, India, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Singapore--and more recently countries in Central Asia like Kazakhstan now have major think tanks. These institutions have become the go-to organizations for proposals and policy advice on key economic, security, social and environmental issues.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book by a noted expert in the field traces the growing influence of these policy actors in Asia, places the trend in historical context, and explores how the region's countries have fostered the growth of think tanks with uniquely Asian characteristics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James G. McGann\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0815732910\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780815732914\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Brookings Institution Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/26\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 362\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.00d","brand":"James G. McGann","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926477013247,"sku":"9780815732914","price":48.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_504740d0-fa95-4b60-9328-36198279c453.jpg?v=1681083287","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/think-tanks-mcgann-9780815732914","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}