Abstract
Chapter 8 by Smith and Haux focuses on when and how evidence is used in policy-making. They explore the idea of evidence-based policy-making (EBPM) and consider the absence of agreed definitions. They discuss popular models of the relationship between evidence and policy and theories of policy-making, as well as some of the key criticisms of these approaches. After this, they take a more practical focus to consider the issues that arose when the UK’s New Labour government (1997–2010) officially committed to taking an evidence-based approach to policy-making.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Handbook of Social Policy Evaluation |
| Editors | Bent Greve |
| Place of Publication | Cheltenham, Glos |
| Chapter | 8 |
| Pages | 141-160 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 31 Mar 2017 |
Keywords
- social policy
- evaluation
- evidence based decision making
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