Hybrid Public Policy Innovations

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'A timely antidote to the siren song of populism, Hybrid Public Policy Innovations reminds us of the value of evidence-based policy. Grounded in theory, and illustrated with examples from schools to water, jobs to pensions, the highly qualified contributors to this book make a powerful case for solutions grounded in facts, reason and rigorous analysis.' - Andrew Leigh, Member of the Australian Parliament and author of Choosing Openness

'In a world where evidence and expertise are under sustained attack from well-resourced think tanks, major political parties and a large section of the media, it is important to restate the benefits of an evidence-based approach to public policy, leading to an approach that works with the strengths of the market, government intervention and civil society. This book is both a defence of evidence-based policy and a guide to recent innovations.' - John Quiggin, Australian Laureate Fellow in Economics, University of Queensland

'This book is a collection of independent, but coherently connected, chapters on public policy issues with a focus on Australia. The authors are from diverse backgrounds - from academics to politicians - and possess different expertise.They cover important behavioural, institutional and regulatory issues that can modify the effectiveness of policies and offer some solutions and priorities to address those issues. This book is not a textbook, but it has the potential to be so for policy-makers. Those who seriously think about evidence-based policy-making, regardless of their background, will also find the book useful. Courses related to quantitative policy evaluation may also employ the book as a text, supplemented by more quantitative materials on policy evaluation. I am looking forward to using it for my lectures on impact evaluation.' - Syed Hasan, School of Economics an