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Calculated Choices in Policy-Making: The Theory and Practice of Impact Assessment
Michiel S. De Vries
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Description for Calculated Choices in Policy-Making: The Theory and Practice of Impact Assessment
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This is a book about making choices based on the evaluation of alternatives. The outcomes of choices are often worse than people expect. This book discusses the major problems in evaluating courses of action and examines the political contexts in which decisions are made. The subject matter of this book is at the crossroads of policy and research methodology. How can information derived from empirical research benefit a policy-maker or decision maker, and how should this information be incorporated in the decision-making process?
This is a book about making choices based on the evaluation of alternatives. The outcomes of choices are often worse than people expect. This book discusses the major problems in evaluating courses of action and examines the political contexts in which decisions are made. The subject matter of this book is at the crossroads of policy and research methodology. How can information derived from empirical research benefit a policy-maker or decision maker, and how should this information be incorporated in the decision-making process?
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
Number of Pages
220
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349148028
SKU
V9781349148028
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99-1
About Michiel S. De Vries
DR MICHIEL S. DE VRIES is Senior Lecturer of Public Policy Analysis at the Department of Political Science and Public Administration of the Free University, Amsterdam. He obtained his MA at the University of Groningen and his PhD at the University of Utrecht. He is the author of a number of books and several articles on public policy analysis, evaluation ... Read more
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