Evidence-Based Policy A Practical Guide to Doing It Better

Name: Evidence-Based Policy A Practical Guide to Doing It Better
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ISBN: 9780199841622

ISBN-10: 0199841624

ISBN-13: 9780199841622

Edition: 2012

Authors: Nancy Cartwright, Jeremy Hardie

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List price: $24.99
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/27/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 6.38" wide x 9.21" long x 0.54" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Preface: Do You Want to Read This Book? Putting Our Conclusions First



Getting Started: From "It Worked There" to "It Will Work Here"



What's in This Book and Why



The Theory That Backs Up What We Say



Paving the Road from "There" to "Here"



Support Factors: Causal Cakes and Their Ingredients



Causal Roles: Shared and Unshared



Strategies for Finding What You Need to Know



Where We Are and Where We Are Going



Four Strategies



RCTs, Evidence-Ranking Schemes, and Fidelity



Where We Are and Where We Are Going



What Are RCTs Good For?



Evidence-Ranking Schemes, Advice Guides, and Choosing Effective Policies



Fidelity



Deliberation Is Not Second Best



Where We Are and Where We Are Going



Centralization and Discretion


Conclusion



Representing Causal Processes



The Munro Review



CCTV and Car Theft


Notes


References


Index