What is wrong with evidence based policy, and how can it be improved?
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Summary
The solution implies abandoning dreams of prediction, control and optimization obtained by relying on a limited set of simplified narratives to define the problem and moving instead to an open exploration of a broader set of plausible and relevant stories.
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- article
- Published
- 2015-05-25
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- 235
- References
- 129
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- Open access
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Keywords
Corporate governance, Normative, Computer science, Political science, Sociology
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