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Imagine if policy makers understood what Nancy Cartwright says here, rather than thinking that the elements of evidence-based policy are self-evident

Posted on September 12, 2018 by Nicholas Gruen

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Bert Lancaster

3 years ago

The chances of our politicians understanding this, or even caring, are miniscule.

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3 years ago

I said ‘policy makers’.

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