Evidence-based analysis and the work of policy shops

Australian Journal of Public Administration

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 98-105

  Bhatta, Gambhir ^a  

^a State Services Commission   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036025954     PISSN: 03136647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8500.00288     Document Type: Article

References (34)

1. Behm, A. 2001 'Measuring the Quality of Policy Advice', paper presented at the Conference on Managing Successful Policy Reforms, Wellington, 14-16 February.
2. Boston, J. 2000 'The Challenge of Evaluating Systemic Change: The Case of Public Management Reform', International Public Management Journal 3(1):23-46.
3. Bradley, L. & R. Parker 2001 'Organisational Culture in the Queensland Public Sector', Canberra Bulletin of Public Administration 100(June):20-25.
4. Busenberg, G. 2001 'Learning in Organisations and Public Polcy', Journal of Public Policy 21 (2):173-89.
5. Cabinet Office 1999 'Professional Policy Making for the Twenty First Century', report by Strategic Policy Making Team, UK Cabinet Office, London.
6. Colebatch, H. 1998 Policy, Open University Press, Buckingham, England.
7. Davies, H. et al. 1999 'Editorial: What Works: The Role of Evidence in Public Sector Policy and Practice', Public Money and Management 19(1): 3-5.
8. Di. Francesco, M. 2000 'An Evaluation Crucible: Evaluating Policy Advice in Australian Central Agencies', AJPA 59(1):36-48.
9. Dunn, W. ed. 1986 Policy Analysis: Perspectives, Concepts and Methods, JAI Press, Greenwich, CT.
10. Dye, T. 1976 Policy Analysis: What Governments Do, Whey They Do It, and What Difference It Makes, University of Alabama Press, Alabama.
11. Edwards, G. 2000 'Clarifying the Status of Policy', AJPA 59(2): 109-14.
12. Elkin, S. 1974 'Political Science and the Analysis of Public Policy', Public Policy 22:399-422.
13. Elliott, H. & J. Popay 2000 'How are policy Makers Using Evidence? Models of Research Utilisation and Local NHS Policy Making', Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health 54(6):461-68.
14. Fitz-Gibbon, C. 1999 'Education: High Potential Not Yet Realised', Public Money & Management 19(1):33-40.
15. Haas, E. 1990 When Knowledge is Power: Three Models of Change in International Organisations, University of California Press, Berkeley.
16. Hall, P. 1993 'Policy Paradigms, Social Learning, and the State: The Case of Economic Policymaking in Britain', Comparative Politics 25(3):275-96.
17. Lindquist, E. 2001 'Building Policy Capacity in Government: Evaluating Recruitment Strategies', Public Sector 24: 8-10.
18. Martin, J. 2000 'Policy Consulting and Public Policy', AJPA 59(1):24-35.
19. Matheson, C. 2000 'Policy Formulation in Australian Government: Vertical and Horizontal Axes', AJPA 59(2):44-55.
20. Nagel, S. 1986 'Conceptualising Public Policy Analysis' inW. Dunn ed. Policy Analysis: Perspectives, Concepts and Methods, JAI Press, Greenwich, CT.
21. National Audit Office 2001 Modern Policy-Making: Ensuring Policies Deliver Value for Money, Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, HC 289 Session 2001-2002, National Audit Office, London.
22. Nutley, S. & J. Webb 2000 'Evidence and the Policy Process' in H. Davies et al. eds What Works? Evidence-based Policy and Practice in Public Services, Policy Press, Bristol, UK.
23. OECD 2000 'Strategic Governance and Policymaking: Building Policy Coherence', http://wwwl.oecd.org/puma/strat/cohemnc.htm, 21 July 2000; date of access 5 April 2002.
24. Office of the Provincial Auditor 2001 A Review of the Policy Development Capacity Within Government Departments, Office of the Provincial Auditor, Manitoba, Canada.
25. Pusey, M. 1991 Economic Rationalism in Canberra: A Nation Building State Changes Its Mind, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
26. Quade, E. 1977 'Analysis for Public Decisions' in S. Nagel ed. Policy Studies Review Annual, Sage Publications, Beverly Hills.
27. Sanderson, I. 2002 'Evaluation, Policy Learning and Evidence-based Policy Making', Public Administration 80(1): 1-22.
28. Scott, G. 2000 'Public Management Reform and Lessons from Experience in New Zealand', International Public Management Journal 3(1):67-78.
29. Simon, H. 1991 'Bounded Rationality and Organisational Learning', Organisation Science 2(1): 125-34.
30. Snare, C. 1995-96 'Windows of Opportunity: When and How Can the Policy Analyst Influence the Policymaker During the Policy Process', Policy Studies Journal 14(3/4):407-30.
31. State Services Commission 1999 High Fliers: Developing High Performing Policy Units, Occasional Paper No. 22, State Services Commission, Wellington.
32. Sunday Star Times (Wellington) 2001 'Treasury Turns to the Old Ways for a New Look', 29 July, Focus, C2.
33. Watson-Wright, W. 2001 'The Role of Evidence in the Development of National Policies to Enhance Children's Well-Being: A Canadian Case Study', paper presented at the 17th World Conference on Health Promotion and Health Education, Paris, France, July.
34. Woolf, M. 2001 'New Curbs for "Out of Control" Spin', The Independent News (online) (Independent.co.uk), 18 June.