Truth and Credibility in Sincere Policy Analysis

This article distinguishes two competing approaches to policy analysis: a credibility approach and a truth approach. The credibility approach would define the role of the policy analyst as a search for plausible argument instead of truth. After defining the basic assumptions of the truth and credibility approaches, the implications for the conduct of policy analysis are explored.

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Year of publication:	1989
Authors:	Bozeman, Barry ; Landsbergen, David
Published in:	Evaluation Review. - Vol. 13.1989, 4, p. 355-379

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Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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