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100			_aBovaird, Tony
245			_aEvaluating public management reform: designing a `Joined up' approach to researching the local government modernisation agenda
260			_c2003
300			_ap.17-30.
362			_aWinter
520			_aThis article examines the major programme of research on the `Local Government Modernisation Agenda' which is currently being funded by the UK's Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. It argues that the heralds a new approach to government-funded research which seeks to address some of the weakness of previous evaluations. In particular it involves longer-term studies than have been conducted in the past and an attempt to achieve a much greater degree of collaboration between research teams. It is also trying to ensure effective application of the learning derived from evaluations. This new approach raises a number of practical and methodological problems, including in particular the need for effective data sharing among research teams and with other agencies. If this can be achieved there is though a real prospect that the research will provide useful insights that help to inform current and future policy and practice at both national and local levels. - Reproduced.
650			_aAdministrative reform
650			_aLocal government
700			_aMartin, Steve
773			_aLocal Government Studies
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999			_c59230 _d59230