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Goldman, I. & Pabari, M. (eds). (2021) Using evidence in policy and practice lessons from Africa. London: Routledge. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/15436
This book asks how governments in Africa can use evidence to improve their policies and programmes, and ultimately, to achieve positive chan...
Goldman, I. & Pabari, M. (2021) An introduction to evidence-informed policy and practice in Africa. In: Goldman, I. & Pabari, M. (eds).Using evidence in the policy and practice: lessons from Africa. London: Routledge. 13-33. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/15435
This chapter introduces the theory around evidence and evidence-based policy making, otherwise referred to as evidence-informed policy and p...
Goldman, I. & Pabari, M. (2021) Introduction to the book. In: Goldman, I. & Pabari, M. (eds).Using evidence in the policy and practice: lessons from Africa. London: Routledge. 1-12. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/15434
This introductory chapter outlines the rationale for this book on evidence based policy making and practice in Africa and sets the scene for...
Goldman, I. & Pabari, M. (2021) Lessons for using evidence in policy and practice. In: Goldman, I. & Pabari, M. (eds).Using evidence in the policy and practice: lessons from Africa. London: Routledge. 224-241. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/15433
This final chapter draws together findings and lessons from this study with reference to the analytical framework described in Chapter 3. We...
Goldman, I., Olaleye, W., Ntakumba, S.S., Makgaba, M. & Waller, C. (2021) Mere compliance or learning: M&E culture in the public service of Benin, Uganda and South Africa. In: Goldman, I. & Pabari, M. (eds).Using evidence in the policy and practice: lessons from Africa. London: Routledge. 54-74. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/15432
This chapter builds on research on the performance monitoring and evaluation (M&E)culture in Benin, Uganda and South Africa conducted throug...
Steyn Kotze, J. (2020) Viral (un) freedom in the era of Covid-19: it is all about openness and rapid response. (Paper presented at HSRC webinar: On democracy and authoritarianism: systems, ideologies, freedom and vulnerabilities in the era of COVID-19, 15 April). http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/13225
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