The Policy>Action Network (P>AN) is hosted by the Policy Analysis Unit at the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) and is supported by the Department of Science and Technology.
P>AN supports the policy community by sourcing information on social policy with the aim of contributing to rigour in policy making and greater participation in policy processes. This site contains a range of resources including case studies, policy briefs, research reports, events info and ‘how-to’ info on getting research into policy, and getting policy into action.
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LatestPolicymaking in Latin America - how politics shapes policiesSuggests that poor policy outcomes lies less in the policies than in the political interactions and processes behind these policies. Econometric methods for causal evaluation of education policies and practices: A non-technical guideExplains the main idea and intuition of leading empirical strategies devised to identify causal impacts and illustrates their use with real-world examples. The rural poverty report 2010A work in progress looking at issues from the perspective of poor rural people, aiming to provide policy-relevant inputs for developing pro-poor agendas at all levels. Mass localism: A way to help small communities solve big social challengesProposes an approach by which central and local government can encourage local responses to social challenges. Fifteen-year review of the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action in Africa +15Reviews delivery of outcomes agreed upon in 2004 in Addis Ababa at the Seventh Africa Regional Conference on Women (Beijing +10). The China-Africa toolkit: A toolkit for African policymakersAims to provide critical information, basic data and interpretations that can enhance decision making on issues involving China and Africa. |
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