TY - BOOK AU - Thorat, Sukhadeo (ed) AU - Dixit, Ajaya (ed) AU - Verma, Samar (ed) TI - Strengthening Policy Research : : Role of Think Tank Initiative in South Asia SN - 9789353282165 U1 - 320.607 205 4 PY - 2019/// CY - New Delhi : PB - SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd KW - Political Science : Essays N1 - List of Tables ; List of Figures ; Preface ; Acknowledgements ; PART I : Introduction ; Chapter 1 : Think Tank Initiative : A Bold Experiment in Strengthening Think Tanks ; PART II : The Journey of Think Tanks : Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka ; Chapter 2 : BRAC Institute of Governance and Development ; Chapter 3 : Centre for Policy Dialogue ; Chapter 4 : Centre for Poverty Analysis ; Chapter 5 : Institute of Policy Studies ; Chapter 6 : Institute for Social and Environmental Transition - Nepal ; Chapter 7 : Sustainable Development Policy Institute ; Chapter 8 : Social Policy and Development Centre ; PART III : The Journey of Think Tanks : India ; Chapter 9 : Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability ; Chapter 10 : Centre for Policy Research ; Chapter 11 : Centre for the Study of Developing Societies ; Chapter 12 : Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy ; Chapter 13 : Indian Institute of Dalit Studies ; Chapter 14 : National Council of Applied Economic Research ; Chapter 15 : Public Affairs Centre ; PART IV : Social Science Research and TTI : Country - Level Synthesis ; Chapter 16 : Social Science Research and TTI : Bangladesh ; Chapter 17 : Social Science Research and TTI : India ; Chapter 18 : Social Science Research and TTI : Nepal ; Chapter 19 : Social Science Research and TTI : Pakistan ; Chapter 20 : Social Science Research and TTI : Sri Lanka ; PART V : The Role of Think Tanks in South Asia : A Synthesis ; Chapter 21 : The Role of the Think Tank Initiative in South Asia ; PART VI : Life After TTI : Challenges and the Way Forward ; Chapter 22 : Life After TTI : Challenges and the Way Forward ; Bibliography ; About the Editors and Contributors ; Index ER -