{"product_id":"urban-policy-evaluation","title":"Urban Policy Evaluation","description":"This book is an authoritative overview and discussion of key themes in contemporary urban policy evaluation. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe rapid introduction of new urban policy initiatives looks set to continue in the UK, while there is increasing interest in both North America and Europe in cross-national comparisons, and the possibilities of transferable practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis volume focuses on current urban policy evaluation practice, placing the UK in an European context. The authors address key issues in the methodology and politics of evaluation: quantitative and qualitative evaluation and the ways in which institutional and political realities can affect this. The authors put forward examples of pluralistic evaluation. A final section considers the role of cross-national comparisons in urban policy evaluation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnalysis of urban and regional change has been a major theme in social science research for more than a decade. As a result there is extensive theory and evidence about the way in which economic, social and political forces shape urban fortunes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SAGE Publications Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54259483410776,"sku":"9781853962714","price":86.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781853962714_e02699f0-e29a-4f01-9a2f-e1b4dd2e6fc5.jpg?v=1777789828","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/urban-policy-evaluation","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}