Transparify 2014 Report

Here is the 2014 Transparify report and data set used. It covers 169 think tanks across the world.

A report on think tank transparency summarizing the rating results of 169 think tanks worldwide, for 2014
A data set detailing these rating results, for 2014
A press release on the launch of the 2014 report

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