Known knowns, known unknowns, unknown unknowns: The predicament of evidence-based policy

American Journal of Evaluation

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 518-546

  Pawson, Ray ^a   Wong, Geoff ^b   Owen, Lesley ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELLENCE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

evidence based policy; legislative interventions; realist synthesis; smoking bans; uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 81255149939     PISSN: 10982140     EISSN: 15570878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1098214011403831     Document Type: Article

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