Public Policy: Politics, Analysis, and Alternatives, Third Edition, by Michael E. Kraft and Scott R. Furlong

4. Policy Analysis: An Introduction

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Suggested Web Sites

www.aei.org. American Enterprise Institute

www.alec.org. American Legislative Exchange Council, a national conservative research institute that assists state legislators in advancing the principles of limited government and free markets.

www.brookings.edu. Brookings Institution

www.cato.org. Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank.

www.cei.org. Competitive Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank and advocacy organization.

www.heritage.org. Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank.

www.hudson.org. Hudson Institute, a conservative think tank.

www.lib.umich.edu/government-documents-center/explore/browse/political-science+think-tanks/856/search/. A comprehensive guide to think tanks and other political research centers.

www.care2.com/causes/politics. A guide to liberal think tanks and policy research.

www.publicagenda.org. Nonpartisan briefings on policy and polling; news, legislation, and studies; and research sources.

www.public-policy.org. Center for Public Policy, links to conservative policy organizations.

www.rand.org. RAND Corporation, the first organization to be called a think tank.

www.rff.org. Resources for the Future, a think tank specializing in economic analysis of environmental and natural resource issues.

www.urban.org. Urban Institute

www.cbpp.org. Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

www.pfaw.org. People for the American Way