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Direct linkPawson, Ray; Wong, Geoff; Owen, Lesley – American Journal of Evaluation, 2011
The authors present a case study examining the potential for policies to be "evidence-based." To what extent is it possible to say that a decision to implement a complex social intervention is warranted on the basis of available empirical data? The case chosen is whether there is sufficient evidence to justify banning smoking in cars carrying…
Descriptors: Evidence, Policy Formation, Intervention, Public Policy
