Toward More 'Evidence-Informed' Policy Making?
The quality of public decision making depends significantly on the quality of analysis and advice provided through public organizations. Champions of 'evidence-informed' policy making claim that rigorous evaluation practices can significantly improve attainment of cost-effective outcomes. After deca...
| Publicado en: | Public Administration Review Vol. 76; no. 3; pp. 472 - 485 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
May2016
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