TY - BOOK AU - Pawson,Ray TI - Evidence-based policy: a realist perspective SN - 1412910595 AV - H97 .P39 2006 U1 - 320.6 22 PY - 2006/// CY - London, Thousand Oaks, Calif. PB - SAGE KW - Policy sciences KW - Methodology N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-190) and index; 1; Evidence-based policy : the promise of systematic review --; 2; Realist methodology : the building blocks of evidence --; 3; Systematic obfuscation : a critical analysis of the meta-analytic approach --; 4; Realist synthesis : new protocols for systematic review --; 5; Reviewing implementation processes : Megan's law --; 6; Reviewing inner mechanisms : youth mentoring --; 7; Reviewing outer contexts : naming and shaming --; 8; Conclusion : flying 'the tattered flag of enlightenment' ER -