Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface ix
4. Introduction: Social Development, Think Tanks, and Policy Advice 1
5. PART I. Education
6. Chapter 1. Brookings Institution: The Case for Global Education 65
7. Chapter 2. CIPPEC: The Monitoring Project for the Law on Educational Funding 76
8. PART II. Infrastructure
9. Chapter 3. Centre for Public Policy (CPP): Indian Institute of Management Bangalore 97
10. Chapter 4. Centre for Policy Research (CPR): Reforming the Urban Transit System in Delhi 109
11. PART III. Environment and Sustainable Development
12. Chapter 5. The Ecologic Institute and Its Influence on Policies in Germany and the EU 129
13. Chapter 6. MISTRA: Configuring Research Teams to Realize Policy Influence 148
14. Chapter 7. Gulf Research Center (GRC): Promoting Social Development in the Arab Gulf Region 162
15. PART IV. Economic Reform, Debt Crisis Management, and Economic Coordination
16. Chapter 8. Bruegel: Creating Your Own Luck 175
17. Chapter 9. Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS): Shaping Development Policy in a Globalized World 185
18. Chapter 10. Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS): Reshaping China’s Development Strategy 200
19. Chapter 11. Center for Social and Economic Research (CASE): Think Tanks in the Era of Globalization 213
20. Chapter 12. Korea Development Institute (KDI): Korean Service Sector Advancement 231
21. PART V. Agriculture and Land Development
22. Chapter 13. Fundar and Subsidios al Campo: Farm Subsidy Policy in Mexico 249
23. Chapter 14. Ethiopian Economics Association: Stories of Social and Economic Policy Influence 262
24. Chapter 15. CRESS: The Grassroots Perspective and Policymaking 271
25. PART VI. Poverty Alleviation
26. Chapter 16. African Economic Research Consortium (AERC): Shaping the Policy Making Process and Its Outcomes 289
27. Chapter 17. Research on Poverty Alleviation (REPOA): Think Tanks and Social Development Policy in Tanzania 299
28. PART VII. Social Policy
29. Chapter 18. Center for American Progress: Importing Social Impact Bonds 309
30. Chapter 19. Carnegie Moscow Center: Russia’s Social Development–A Continuing Story 322
31. Chapter 20. Fundação Getúlio Vargas and PRONASCI: A Study of Brazilian Think Tanks 333
32. Conclusion: Recommendations for Think Tanks and Policymakers 343
33. Index 353
34. Acknowledgments 371