List of Figures and Tables Acknowledgements Abbreviations Preface Social Science and The Policy-Making Process 1. The Policy Process and the Place in it of Social Research Martin Bulmer 2. The Many Meanings of Research Utilization Carol H. Weiss 3. The Social Policy Process Keith Banting Types of Research Utilization 4. Types of Research Utilization: An Overview Martin Bulmer 5. Continuous Social Surveys: Monitoring Social Change and Analysing Interrelationships Martin Bulmer 6. Public Opinion Polls Martin Bulmer 7. Tools for Policy-Making: Indicators and Impact Assessment Michael Carley 8. Evaluation Research and Social Experimentation Martin Bulmer 9. The Value of Qualitative Methods Martin Bulmer Problems of Analysis and Inference 10. The Role of Theory in Applied Social Science Research Martin Bulmer 11. The Ecological Fallacy: Its Implication for Social Policy Analysis Martin Bulmer 12. Explanation and Social Policy: ‘The’ Problem of Social Inequalities in Health Stuart S. Blume Policy Implementation 13. The Use and Abuse of Social Science Martin Bulmer Bibliography Index
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Martin Bulmer
