Dear Tiago,
You probably know the book, but Bernstein’s
Perilous Progress devotes a lot of space to Brookings. However, it does not go as far as the 1960s and rather focuses on Brookings’ origins.
If I remember well, there is a lot about Brookings in Medvetz’s
Think Tanks in America. You may also find interesting information about Brookings’ history in the 1960s-1980s in Andrew Rich’s
Think Tanks, Public Policy, and the Politics of Expertise and James McGann’s
Think tanks and policy advice in the United States (there are some interesting interviews by members of the Brookings).
I hope it helps.
Best wishes,
Aurélien Goutsmedt
FNRS Postdoctoral Researcher,
ISPOLE, UCLouvain (Collège Leclercq, B.227)
Managing editor of
OEconomia
Personal Website :
https://aurelien-goutsmedt.com
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https://rehpere.org/aurelien-goutsmedt
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Dear colleagues,
I am writing to ask for suggestions of secondary literature on the history of economics at the Brookings Institution, and I am particularly interested in the span of time from the Kennedy to the Clinton years, so 60s, 70s, 80s, but would
welcome anything more comprehensive.
I know of James Allen Smith's official history, Brookings at Seventy Five, but can anyone offer advice on other go to sources more focused on the Economic Studies division of BI?
With my best wishes,
Tiago Mata