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Cartwright, Nancy.

Evidence-based policy : a practical guide to doing it better / Nancy Cartwright and Jeremy Hardie. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2012. - ix, 196 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Acknowledgments;
Preface: Do You Want to Read this Book? Putting our Conclusions First;
Part I: Getting Started: From `It Worked There' to `It Will Work Here'.;
Chapter I.A: What's in This Book and Why;
Chapter I.B: The Theory that Backs up What We Say;
Part II: Paving the Road from 'There' to 'Here';
Chapter II.A: Support Factors: Causal Cakes and their Ingredients;
Chapter II.B: Causal Roles: Shared and Unshared;
Part III: Strategies for Finding What You Need to Know;
Chapter III.A: Where We are and Where We are Going;
Chapter III.B: Four Strategies;
Part IV: RCTs, Evidence-Ranking Schemes, and Fidelity;
Chapter IV.A: Where We are and Where We are Going;
Chapter IV.B: What are RCTs Good For?;
Chapter IV.C: Evidence-Ranking Schemes, Advice Guides, and Choosing Effective Policies;
Chapter IV.D: Fidelity;
Part V: Deliberation is not Second Best;
Chapter V.A: Where We are and Where We are Going;
Chapter V.B: Centralization and Discretion;
Part VI: Conclusion;
Appendix I: Representing Causal Processes;
Appendix II: The Munro Review;
Appendix III: CCTV and Car Theft;
Notes;
References;
Index.

ISBN: 9780199841622 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2012022991

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Policy sciences.
Policy sciences--Evaluation.
Human services--Planning.
Human services--Evaluation.

LC Class. No.: H97 / .C375 2012

Dewey Class. No.: 320.6