Information and Government Studies in the Dynamics of Policy-Making

Roger (Senior Lecturer in Economics and Social History Davidson, Phil (Senior Lecturer in Business Studies, University of White

Paperback (30 May 1990)

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Publisher's Synopsis

This paperback looks at the role played by statistical data in policy formation and asks whether government policy is influenced by such data, and if so, whether its impact has been innovative or conservative.;In a series of ten case-studies, an interdisciplinary team of contributors examines policy-making from all perspectives, including its relation to the wages councils, the youth labour market, reform of social security, land use and nuclear weapons policy.

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ISBN:	9780748601905
Publisher:	Edinburgh University Press
Imprint:	Edinburgh University Press
Pub date:	30 May 1990
Language:	English
Number of pages:	272
Weight:	-1g
Height:	216mm
Width:	138mm