Form follows function in evidence-based public policy: the pragmatic alternative to the positivist orthodoxy
For quite some time now there has been a push for more evidence-based public policy. The premise has been that policies informed by reliable data and analysis will achieve their expected results. In great measure, this demand has been answered by evidence built on the dominant approach in science: «...
Main Author: | Garcés, P. |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidad de Zaragoza
2019-11-01
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Series: | Revista Iberoamericana de Estudios de Desarrollo |
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Online Access: | http://ried.unizar.es/index.php/revista/article/viewFile/310/pdf |
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