Show Me the Evidence : Obama's Fight for Rigor and Results in Social Policy /

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The first comprehensive history of the Obama administration's evidence-based initiatives. From its earliest days, the Obama administration planned and enacted several initiatives to fund social programs based on rigorous evidence of success. Ron Haskins and Greg Margolis tell the story of six-s...

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Autores principales: Haskins, Ron (Autor), Margolis, Greg (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington : Brookings Institution Press, 2014.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Obama, Barack.
Social policy.
Evaluation research (Social action programs)
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
Evaluation research (Social action programs) > United States.
United States.
États-Unis > Politique sociale > 21e siecle.
United States > Social policy > 21st century.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Introduction: the Obama strategy for attacking social problems
  • 2. The maternal, infant, and early childhood home visiting initiative
  • 3. The teen pregnancy prevention initiative
  • 4. The investing in innovation initiative
  • 5. The social innovation fund initiative
  • 6. The workforce innovation fund initiative
  • 7. The trade adjustment assistance community college and career training initiative
  • 8. So far, so good
  • Appendix A. Interviewees
  • Appendix B. Questionnaire
  • Appendix C. Share of formula and competitive grant funds in six evidence-based initiatives
  • Appendix D. Abbreviations
  • Notes
  • Index.

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