.png){kind=logo}
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Data and Policy Change
David Dery
€ 126.64
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Data and Policy Change
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHB; JNKD; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 284.
This is a work on "hostile" data and the conditions under which they are accepted and rejected. What is the place of data in politics and organization? Why are politicians and administrators so often hostile to research data, or why do they tend to perceive data as hostile to them? How can data become relevant to policy? These questions are the focus of this book. In answer I try to show how political and administrative institutions cope with "hostile" data; how they seek to maintain closedness to disconfirming data, and how they are led, in a free society, to change ... Read more
This is a work on "hostile" data and the conditions under which they are accepted and rejected. What is the place of data in politics and organization? Why are politicians and administrators so often hostile to research data, or why do they tend to perceive data as hostile to them? How can data become relevant to policy? These questions are the focus of this book. In answer I try to show how political and administrative institutions cope with "hostile" data; how they seek to maintain closedness to disconfirming data, and how they are led, in a free society, to change ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789401074803
SKU
V9789401074803
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
Reviews for Data and Policy Change