NEW YORK—Politicians are usually late. Long before issues such as income inequality and climate change move to the political limelight, others have already offered solutions.
Most of the work of analyzing these problems is done by organizations known as think tanks. They are devoted to research, advocacy, and influencing policy initiatives and many have been tackling such issues for years, building an impressive body of knowledge.
“If you look at the drivers of policy, they are mostly externally driven,” said Joseph Cari, chairman of the board of directors of the World Policy Institute, a NYC-based think tank that identifies critical, emerging global issues and gives voice to perspectives and policy solutions to address them, according to its website.
