An analysis of think-tanks in Britain and Germany and their role in the re-making of the British Labour party and Germany's Social Democrats as 'Third Way' parties. The part that think-tanks played in the creation of the the 'workfare state' in the 1990s and 2000s is also explored in this book.

Autorentext
HARTWIG PAUTZ has published widely on the relationship between politics, policy and expertise. His writing has also been concerned with Social Democracy in Britain and Germany, and he is a commentator on issues surrounding German national identity.

Inhalt
Why Study Think-tanks? An Introduction Politics, Policy and Expertise The Context: Welfare State Transformation Think-tanks and Labour: the British Case (1992-2001) Think-tanks and the SPD: the German Case (1995-2005) Comparing the British and German Think-tank Worlds Think-tanks Today Still in the Game? Bibliography