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The Politics of Evidence-Based Policy Making

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ID23398158
AuthorsPaul Cairney (0000-0002-9956-832X, University of Stirling, corresponding author)
Year2016
Publication date2016-01-01
Open AccessYes
TypeBOOK
VenuePolitics of Evidence-Based Policy Making (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1057/978-1-137-51781-4
OpenAlexW2497442775
Open LibraryOL37262527M
ISBN9781137517814
LanguageEN
Citations received203

The Politics of Evidence Based Policymaking identifies how to work with policymakers to maximize the use of scientific evidence. Policymakers cannot consider all evidence relevant to policy problems.

Economics · Epistemology · Evidence-based policy · Policy making · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Public economics · Scientific evidence · Work (physics) · Engineering · Evaluation and Performance Assessment · Law · Medicine · Philosophy · Public Administration · 320.6 · H97 .c33 2016 · Policy sciences · Science and state

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Unique citing works203
Citations per year11,94
Citation span2009 - 2026 (18)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedYes
Citation typesNeutral: 154
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