Think Tanks

Associations in this field represent those who endeavor to find solutions to national and international problems.

Resources in this category:

Center on Social and Economic Dynamics
http://www.brookings.edu/dynamics.aspx

News briefs, projects, models, and publications from the Brookings's Center on Social and Economic Dynamics. This public law organization applies the study of complexity to public policy, mainly through computational modeling and simulation.

The Council on Competitiveness
http://www.compete.org/

A nonpartisan, nongovernmental organization comprised of business, labor, academic and government leaders. Website presents their initiatives and publications that evaluate economic challenges and promote innovation in the United States.

NIRA's World Directory of Think Tanks
http://www.nira.or.jp/past/ice/nwdtt/2005/

Find information on more than 500 policy organizations in over 100 countries, organized by country. Each entry includes contact information, areas of research/focus, history, staffing, funding sources, and publication information.

Open CRS: Congressional Research Reports For the People
http://opencrs.com/

OpenSecrets.Org: Center for Responsive Politics
http://www.opensecrets.org/

"The Center for Responsive Politics is the nation's premier research group tracking money in U.S. politics and its effect on elections and public policy. Nonpartisan, independent and nonprofit, the organization aims to create a more educated voter, an involved citizenry and a more responsive government." Here you can find out where each candidate for President or for Congress gets his or her money as well as the names of individual contributors to a candidate, member of Congress, party committee, etc.