Truth and Credibility in Sincere Policy Analysis
- 1 August 1989
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Evaluation Review
- Vol. 13 (4) , 355-379
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0193841x8901300402
Abstract
This article distinguishes two competing approaches to policy analysis: a credibility approach and a truth approach. The credibility approach would define the role of the policy analyst as a search for plausible argument instead of truth. After defining the basic assumptions of the truth and credibility approaches, the implications for the conduct of policy analysis are explored.Keywords
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