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Evaluation for the real world : the impact of evidence in policy making / Colin Palfrey, Paul Thomas and Ceri Philips.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Palfrey, Colin.
Contributor:
Thomas, Paul.
Philips, Ceri.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Human services--Great Britain--Evaluation.
Human services.
Political planning--Great Britain.
Political planning.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (vii, 248 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Place of Publication:
Bristol [England] : Policy Press, 2012.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
This valuable book examines the development of evaluation and its impact on public policy by analysing evaluation frameworks and criteria which are available when evaluating public policies and services.
Contents:
Evaluation in the political and academic worlds
What is meant by evaluation?
Designing evaluations
Selecting evaluation criteria
Developments in economic evaluation
The impact of evaluation on decision making
The future for evaluation
Concluding thoughts.
Notes:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 01 Sep 2022).
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781447308461
1447308468
9781447308454
144730845X
9781280877452
1280877456
9781847429162
1847429165
OCLC:
798209758

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