The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science has several articles on evidence based policy. The table of contents is here, and several are relevant to the field of public budgeting, particularly those interested in performance based budgeting:
Introduction
Evidence-Based Policy: The Movement, the Goals, the Issues, the Promise by Ron Haskins
Background
A Brief History of Evidence-Based Policy by Jon Baron
The Role of Evaluation in Building Evidence-Based Policy by Larry L. Orr
Major Elements of the Evidence-Based Movement
Evidence-Informed Policy from an International Perspective by Thomas Chupein and Rachel Glennerster
Use of Administrative Records in Evidence-Based Policymaking by Robert M. Groves and George J. Schoeffel
The Role of Behavioral Economics in Evidence-Based Policymaking by William J. Congdon and Maya Shankar
Managing toward Evidence: State-Level Evidence-Based Policymaking and the Results First Initiative by Patrick Lester
Pay for Success Is Quietly Undergoing a Radical Simplification by George M. Overholser
The Contributions of Institutions
The Office of Management and Budget: The Quarterback of Evidence-Based Policy in the Federal Government by Kathy Stack
The Institute of Education Sciences: A Model for Federal Research Offices by Grover J. (Russ) Whitehurst
The Role of Federal Agencies in Creating and Administering Evidence-Based Policies by Rebecca A. Maynard
The Roles Foundations Are Playing in the Evidence-Based Policy Movement by Robert C. Granger
The Role of Nonprofits in Designing and Implementing Evidence-Based Programs by James X. Sullivan
Significance of the Evidence-Based Movement
Can Evidence-Based Policy Ameliorate the Nation’s Social Problems? by Virginia Knox, Carolyn J. Hill, and Gordon Berlin
Evidence-Based Policy in the Real World: A Cautionary View by Adam Gamoran
A Policy-Maker’s View
Generating and Using Evidence Will Help to Reduce Social Problems by Senator Todd Young
Following the Evidence to Reduce Unplanned Pregnancy and Improve the Lives of Children and Families by Senator Thomas R. Carper, Andrea Kane, and Isabel Sawhill
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