Policy and Evidence in a Partisan Age: The Great Disconnect (Urban Institute Press)
Paul Gary Wyckoff
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paperback. Series: Urban Institute Press. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: JPQB; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 32. Weight in Grams: 635.
With the warring between left and right, Democrats and Republicans, advocacy groups on one side and advocacy groups on the other, it seems as if those who set our national agenda are those who shout the loudest. But shouldn’t scholarship count for more than preconceived notions? Policy and Evidence in a Partisan Age debunks myths about economic and social policy while explaining the standards of evidence that should guide our legislation. Author Paul Gary Wyckoff also recommends revisions to economics and law curricula so that the next generation of legislators will know how to craft evidence-based policy derived from research ... Read more
With the warring between left and right, Democrats and Republicans, advocacy groups on one side and advocacy groups on the other, it seems as if those who set our national agenda are those who shout the loudest. But shouldn’t scholarship count for more than preconceived notions? Policy and Evidence in a Partisan Age debunks myths about economic and social policy while explaining the standards of evidence that should guide our legislation. Author Paul Gary Wyckoff also recommends revisions to economics and law curricula so that the next generation of legislators will know how to craft evidence-based policy derived from research ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
Series
Urban Institute Press
Number of Pages
168
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780877667490
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V9780877667490
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