Evidence, policy and practice : critical perspectives in health and social care : (why evidence doesn't influence policy, why it should and how it might) / edited by Jon Glasby
List of figures, tables and boxes; Notes on contributors; 1 Introduction; 2 The policy process; 3 From policy transfer to policy translation: the role of evidence in policy borrowing; 4 Policy making through a rhetorical lens; 5 Implementing policy; 6 From evidence-based to knowledge-based policy and practice; 7 Receptive contexts and the role of knowledge management in evidence-based practice; 8 Conclusion; Index
Summary
This edited book provides a hard-hitting and deliberately provocative overview of the relationship between evidence policy and practice, how policy is implemented and how research can and should influence the policy process
