Evidence-based policy or policy-based evidence? Reflections on Scottish experience

Evidence and Policy

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 59-76

  Sanderson, Ian ^a  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evidence; Intelligent policy making; Outcomes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862999541     PISSN: 17442648     EISSN: 17442656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1332/174426411X553007     Document Type: Review

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