… to explore the major issues facing academics and practitioners working in the field of public
policy at the dawn of a new millennium. It seeks to reflect on where public policy has been, in …

… inputs for policy-makers in their ongoing consideration of policy … on evidence-based policy
in the context of government policy-… evidence into public policy debates and internal public …

… evidence, and evaluated according to accepted methodologies. If we feel that a policy … “proof”
is to fly in the face of the historical evidence about how science has ever proceeded. …

… recent health policy analyses is that greater reliance must be placed on scientific evidence
and less on ideology or expert opinion. A second theme is that guides to public policy, like …

… with the policy area. It is in the light of this diversity in the use of research evidence that this
… of the possible relationship(s) between evidence and public policy. In doing so, it provides a …

… Of note, because pharmacotherapy was outside the scope of this review, we did not address
the important issue of evidence-based pharmacotherapy practices for addicted populations. …

… to understand public policy. Combining both a clear summary of debates in public policy
and a … , this book remains essential reading for students of public policy and policy analysis. …

… that this book will help to further strengthen our belief in evidencebased alcohol policies. …
of a recognition that the scientific evidence for effective alcohol policy is expanding rapidly in …

… find evidence of responsiveness to public opinion. … public mood data to a variety of summary
indicators of policy decisions, finding evidence of a "strong and resilient link between public …

Amidst concern about the implications of an aging US population, recent evidence suggests
that there is a unique aging trend among the homeless population. Building on this, we use …