How Think Tanks Shape Social Development Policies

James G. McGann is Assistant Director of the International Relations Program and Director of the Think Tank and Civil Societies Program at the University of Pennsylvania. He is also author of several books, most recently Democratization and Market Reform in Developing and Transitional Countries: Think Tanks as Catalysts. Anna Viden is lecturer in international relations at the University of Pennsylvania. Her research focuses on U.S.-Saudi relations and U.S. Mideast policy in general. Jillian Rafferty was formerly editor-in-chief of the Journal of International Relations at the University of Pennsylvania and currently works as Program Coordinator for the Americas Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

Preface Introduction: Social Development, Think Tanks, and Policy Advice PART I. EDUCATION Chapter 1. Brookings: The Case for Global Education -Rebecca Winthrop Chapter 2. CIPPEC: The Monitoring Project for the Law on Educational Funding -Florencia Mazzadra, Vanesa Weyrauch, and MarIa BelEn SAnchez PART II. INFRASTRUCTURE Chapter 3. Centre for Public Policy (CPP): Indian Institute of Management Bangalore -Rajeev Gowda, Ashwin Mahesh, and Sridhar Pabbisetty Chapter 4. Centre for Policy Research (CPR): Reforming the Urban Transit System in Delhi -Partha Mukhopadhyay PART III. ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Chapter 5. The Ecologic Institute: Ecologic Institute Influence on Policies in Germany and the EU -R. Andreas Kramer Chapter 6. MISTRA: Configuring Research Teams to Realize Policy Influence -Mcebisi Ndletyana Chapter 7. Gulf Research Center (GRC): Promoting Social Development in the Arab Gulf Region -Christian Koch PART IV. ECONOMIC REFORM, DEBT CRISIS MANAGEMENT, AND ECONOMIC COORDINATION Chapter 8. Bruegel: Creating Your Own Luck -Matt Dann Chapter 9. Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS): Shaping Development Policy in a Globalized World -Maria Monica Wihardja Chapter 10. Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS): Reshaping China's Development Strategy -He Fan Chapter 11. Center for Social and Economic Research (CASE): Think Tanks in the Era of Globalization -Marek Dabrowski Chapter 12. Korea Development Institute (KDI): Korean Service Sector Advancement -Oh-Seok Hyun PART V. AGRICULTURE AND LAND DEVELOPMENT Chapter 13. Fundar: Subsidios al Campo: Farm Subsidy Policy in Mexico -Miguel Pulido and Francisco Cravioto Chapter 14. Ethiopian Economics Association: Stories of Social and Economic Policy Influence -Assefa Admassie Chapter 15. CRESS: The Grassroots Perspective and Policymaking- -Wang Xiaoyi PART VI. POVERTY ALLEVIATION Chapter 16. African Economic Research Consortium (AERC): Shaping the Policymaking Process and Its Outcomes -William Lyakurwa Chapter 17. Research on Poverty Alleviation (REPOA): Think Tanks and Social Development Policy in Tanzania -Samuel Wangwe PART VII. SOCIAL POLICY Chapter 18. Center for American Progress: Importing Social Impact Bonds- -Jitinder Kohli and Kristina Costa Chapter 19. Carnegie Moscow Center: Russia's Social Development: A Continuing Story- -Dmitri Trenin Chapter 20. FundaCAo GetUlio Vargas: PRONASCI: A Study of Brazilian Think Tanks -Celso Castro, Elena Lazarou, and Marco Aurelio Ruediger Conclusion Index Acknowledgments

"As the editors of this comprehensive volume emphasize, ideas matter-but so does their relevance. That's why it's inspiring to see so many great thinkers from around the world using policy research in practical ways to solve real world problems." (Linda Frey, Executive Director, Open Government Partnership) "A fascinating, well-researched, and worthwhile analysis." (Pia Bungarten, Friedrich Ebert Foundation)