Social Science and Social Policy

This book examines the role of the social sciences in shaping and evaluating social policy. It considers the past, present and potential role of the social sciences in policy creation, implementation, and evaluation processes. The authors present a considerable range of opinions about the ability of the social sciences to provide useful information is presented. The common view is that the social sciences can contribute to policy-making processes to a modest extent.Shotland, R. Lance is the author of 'Social Science and Social Policy', published 1985 under ISBN 9780803921603 and ISBN 0803921608.