BROOKINGS INSTITUTION
Founded in 1927, the Brookings Institution is a nonpartisan organization dedicated to research, education, and publication in the fields of economics, foreign policy, and government. It states as its principal purposes: ” to aid in the development of sound public policies and to promote public understanding of issues of national importance.”
Brookings maintains a 55,000-volume
library. It is organized into the following divi-
sions: Advanced Study, Economic Studies, For-
eign Policy Studies, Governmental Studies
(which includes some legal studies), Foreign
Policy Studies, Governmental Studies, Publica-
tions, and a Social Science Computation Center.
The institution publishes the Brookings Bul-
letin (quarterly), the Brookings Papers on Eco-
nomic Activity (twice a year), and an Annual
Report. It also publishes its extensive research in
books and reprints.
