The state of evidence-based policy evaluation and its role in policy formation

National Institute Economic Review

Volumn 219, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Davies, Philip ^a  

^a Oxford Evidentia Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

delivery trajectories; Evidence based policy; policymaking; public service delivery

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856610785     PISSN: 00279501     EISSN: 17413036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002795011221900105     Document Type: Article

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