11 Using evidence in social policy: from NICE to What Works

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents iii
3. List of figures v
4. Notes on contributors vi
5. Foreword xvii
6. The Impact Manifesto: doing the right things to end homelessness for good 1
7. A new approach to ending homelessness 21
8. Reform in the private rented sector 37
9. Houses, not homelessness 51
10. Loosening poverty’s grip 69
11. A cross-party approach to homelessness 85
12. Contrasting traditions in homelessness research between the UK and US 99
13. Why evidence matters 125
14. A public health approach to homelessness 143
15. Data and evidence: what is possible in public policy? 161
16. Using evidence in social policy: from NICE to What Works 181
17. Charities and donors in evidence systems 197
18. Why transparency matters to knowledge mobilisation 217
19. Afterword 231
20. Index 239