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January 1, 2012National Institute Economic Review

The State of Evidence-Based Policy Evaluation and its Role in Policy Formation

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Argues evidence-based policy evaluation influences policy formation and public service delivery.

Key Points

  • The paper examines the influence of evidence-based policy evaluation on policy formation and service delivery.
  • Analyzes four examples from the UK over the past decade.
  • Utilizes a model of research-use categorizing evidence use as instrumental, conceptual, and symbolic.
  • Discusses obstacles to incorporating research evidence into policy.
  • Evidence is used instrumentally, conceptually, and symbolically throughout different policy stages.
  • The influence of evidence is significant even when not applied in direct ways.
  • Identifies challenges that hinder research evidence from being effectively utilized in policy making.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/6a12e50bf7bd4f5c7da70ea5https://doi.org/10.1177/002795011221900105
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