THINK TANKS
RESOURCES
Web Directories
Broad Policy Research Agendas
Rand Corporation
First organization to be called a "think tank"
Brookings Institution
Analysis & criticism; a bridge between scholarship and public policy
Institute for Policy Studies
Progressive social change locally, nationally, & globally
Economic Strategy Institute
U.S. trade relationships; information on the U.S. economy
DEMOS [U.K.]
Public policy & political thinking in Great Britain
Henry L. Stimson Center
National and international security
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Advancing cooperation between nations & promoting active U.S. international engagement
Foreign Policy in Focus
A "think tank without walls" - an international network of policy analysts & advocates
Inter-American Dialogue
Center for policy analysis on Western Hemisphere affairs
Narrow Ideological / Policy Research Agendas
Cato Institute
Libertarian public policy research foundation named for Cato's Letters
The Black Think Tank
A joint center for political and social studies of black social change and progress.
Heritage Foundation
Conservative public policies based on the principles of free enterprise, etc.
Business & Commerce
Knowledge Management
A virtual community for business, information technology, and knowledge managers and professionals
Arthur Andersen
Business consulting using "Market Integrations Framework" model of interactions across
the value chain, including suppliers, customers, employees, analysts, investors, & competitors