Evidence, What Evidence? The Foundations for Housing Policy
Developments in housing policy and practice have been marked by strong ideological stances and a persistent unwillingness to clarify ends and means, so that key policy questions remain unresolved. Evidence can, and does, impact on policy, but only under certain conditions; for example, if it relates to a specific policy question, is restricted to the interests of a single government department and, especially, if it implies reductions in public spending. Moreover, housing’s complexity and relationship with a range of policy areas requires a linked perspective, at a local scale. A predominance of sector-specific, cross-sectional and qualitative research, allied to inadequate data impede the production of evidence to meet this challenge.
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1999
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Authors: | Maclennan, Duncan ; More, Alison ; More, Alison |
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Public Money & Management. - Taylor & Francis Journals, ISSN 0954-0962. - Vol. 19.1999, 1, p. 17-23
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Taylor & Francis Journals |
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