1.3 Think Tanks Flashcards
1
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Adam Smith Institute
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- main aim = introduction of free market policies
- favoured by Thatcher
- liberal
2
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Centre for Policy Studies
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- promotes coherent and practical policies based on free markets and low tax
- centre-right
- Thatcher’s favourite
3
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Centre for Social Justice
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- seeks effective solutions to poverty
- centre-right
4
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Chatham House
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- centre for policy research on international affairs
- independent
5
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Demos
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- promotes a radical agenda of eye-catching media friendly policies
- cross party
6
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Fabian Society
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- aims to progress principles of socialist democracy but not by a full revolution
- left-of-centre
- strongly affiliated with labour party
7
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Institute for Public Research Policy
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- aims to invigorate left wing thinking
- left wing
8
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The Legatum Institute
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- policy , advocacy and advisory organisation
- independent
9
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Policy Exchange
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- government think tank
- influential with Cameronite tories
- right-wing conservative
10
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ResPublica
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- bold solutions to socioeconomic problems
- independent