Evidence and evaluation in social policy
"Evidence and Evaluation in Social Policy examines the role of evidence in social policymaking and the extent of its influence. The chapters cover a range of topics with examples taken from around the world, and the contributors assess the ways in which scarce resources can best be used for the best care." -- Provided by publisher.
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- Full title :Evidence and evaluation in social policy / edited by Ian Greener and Bent Greve.
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"Evidence and Evaluation in Social Policy examines the role of evidence in social policymaking and the extent of its influence. The chapters cover a range of topics with examples taken from around the world, and the contributors assess the ways in which scarce resources can best be used for the best care." -- Provided by publisher.
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- Publication Date:2014.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Wiley-Blackwell
- Place of Publication:Chichester, West Sussex, UK
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2014.
The Physical Object
- Description:151 pages ; : 23 cm.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781118816547, 1118816544
- oclc:ocn864808603
- LC Classification:HN18.3
- Dewey Decimal:303.3
Table of Contents
Introduction: Evidence and evaluation in social policy / Ian Greener and Bent Greve -- Trials and tribulations: The 'use' (and 'misuse') of evidence in public policy / Christopher Deeming -- Understanding the influence of evidence in public health policy: What can we learn from the 'Tobacco Wars"? / K.E. Smith -- Caught in the same frame? The language of evidence-based policy in debates about the Australian government 'intervention' into Northern territory aboriginal communities / Emma Partridge -- A systematic review of comparative studies of attitudes to social policy / Trude Sundberg and Peter Taylor-Gooby -- Public opinion and policy-making / Ray Pawson and Geoff Wong -- Obstacles to evidence-based policy-making in the EU enlargement countries: The case of skills policies / Will Bartlett -- Understanding employment barriers for lone parents in Great Britain: Research gaps and missed opportunities / Tina Haux -- Putting the research boot on the policymakers' foot: Can participatory approaches change the relationship between policymakers and evaluation? / Liz Richardson.
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