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Think Tanks are non-profit organizations providing research, analysis and recommendations to impact policy making. Traditionally, think tanks began as research instutitions that made their research freely available, but didn't press too aggressively to influence the political system. Today, think tanks continue their research function, but also attempt to have a more direct impact on policy making.
Currently, there are hundreds of think tanks, covering a wide variety of policy issues and political philosophies. Below are listed some of the major think tanks impacting US policy.
- American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research - AEIFocuses on free enterprise solutions and is considered right of center politically.
- Brookings InstitutionFocuses on government as the primary political actor and is considered left of center politically.
- Cato InstituteFocuses on minimizing the role of government in relation to fiscal, civil & social policies and is considered libertarian.
- Century FoundationFocuses on progressive solutions to perceived inequalities regarding wealth, health, education, etc. and is considered left of center politically.
- Heritage FoundationFocuses on free enterprise and conservative social policies, considered right of center politically.
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