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'Building Better Social Programs' situates evidence-based policymaking with respect to the welfare state, describes key organizations driving the evidence-based movement, and proposes innovations designed to extend benefits to the working class. In addition to providing case studies of cos...

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Main Author: Stoesz, David,
Other Authors: Oxford Scholarship Online.
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Physical Description: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).
Series: Oxford scholarship online.
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Summary: 'Building Better Social Programs' situates evidence-based policymaking with respect to the welfare state, describes key organizations driving the evidence-based movement, and proposes innovations designed to extend benefits to the working class. In addition to providing case studies of cost-effective programs delivering positive outcomes, this volume will include interviews with luminaries who have propelled the evidence-based policy movement.
Item Description: Also issued in print: 2020.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
'Building Better Social Programs' situates evidence-based policymaking with respect to the welfare state, describes key organizations driving the evidence-based movement, and proposes innovations designed to extend benefits to the working class. In addition to providing case studies of cost-effective programs delivering positive outcomes, this volume will include interviews with luminaries who have propelled the evidence-based policy movement.
Specialized.
Physical Description: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).
Audience: Specialized.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780190945602 (ebook) :