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When evidence does not matter – what Brazil teaches us about the fragility of evidence based policymaking

Donadelli, Flavia (2020) When evidence does not matter – what Brazil teaches us about the fragility of evidence based policymaking. Impact of Social Sciences Blog (22 Jul 2020). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

An underlying assumption of modern political states is that they are rational systems that ‘follow the science’ to achieve optimal outcomes for their citizens. Whilst COVID-19 continues to foreground the strengths and weaknesses of different national scientific advice systems, Flavia Donadelli draws on evidence from Brazilian policymaking to argue that evidence informed policymaking is a far more ephemeral process and heavily dependent on institutional and political contexts for it to operate effectively.

Item Type: Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL: https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/
Additional Information: © 2020 The Author(s)
Divisions: LSE
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HM Sociology
H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
J Political Science > JL Political institutions (America except United States)
H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology
R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
Date Deposited: 25 Aug 2020 11:09
Last Modified: 11 Dec 2024 20:14
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/105986

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