%0 Journal Article
%T Latin American academic and research Think Tanks: Characterization of a model and its presence in the region
%A Javier Tarango
%A Juan D. Machin-Mastromatteo
%A Rene-Manuel Delgado
%J Information Development
%@ 1741-6469
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/0266666918815568
%X This article presents a general overview of the Think Tank model, including its conceptualization and main types. Then, it focuses on the academic and research Think Tanks that are located in Latin America, by identifying the existing ones per country, presenting their tendencies and by analyzing them from the perspective of their organizational, financial, informational, educational, technical, human capital and knowledge generation resources. This contribution also identifies Latin American academic and research Think TanksĄŻ competitive advantages and their differences from traditional educational models
%K Think Tanks
%K public policy
%K education and research
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0266666918815568