What is it about?

A review of how and why government policy research activities should and can be measured.

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Why is it important?

Policy research and performance of governments has not been subject to the same performance measures as other service and client-centred areas.

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An look at an important area of government activity which has not been subject to significant scholarly interest.

Dr Michael A. O'Neill
University of Ottawa

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This page is a summary of: What metrics? On the utility of measuring the performance of policy research: An illustrative case and alternative from Employment and Social Development Canada, Canadian Public Administration, March 2015, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/capa.12103.
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