Abstract
here are three parts to this chapter. The first explains what evidence-based public policy is and the contribution it has made to improving policy design. The second provides a cursory overview of the main techniques used for the empirical analysis of policy outcomes and discusses whether there exists a hierarchy of evidence. The third examines how the principles of evidence-based policy can be extended and protected from threats like fake news, consultants and think tanks synthetically creating whatever data a client might need, and politicians and public servants who have already made up their mind about what works.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Hybrid Public Policy Innovations: Contemporary Policy Beyond Ideology |
Editors | Mark Fabian and Robert Breunig |
Place of Publication | London |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 65-82 |
Edition | 1st edition |
ISBN (Print) | 9780815371809 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2018 |