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Intro -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Table of contents -- Executive summary -- 1 Introduction -- The role of quality evidence to support evidence-informed policy-making -- What are the challenges of contemporary policy-making? -- Defining the role of evidence and evidence-informed policy-making...

Appropriate evidence for the policy concern -- Why is it important? -- Summary of the mapping of existing approaches -- Evidence that addresses the multiple policy concerns at stake -- Evidence that best informs policy goals -- Evidence that is applicable to the local policy context -- Ensuring inte...

The development of principles for the use of emerging technologies and new data and their impact on evidence-informed policymaking -- References -- Notes -- 3 Standards of Evidence: Mapping the experience in OECD countries -- Introduction -- What are standards of evidence for? -- Assessing the stren...

Evaluation design -- Sample -- Measurements -- Approach of analysis -- Finding and impacts -- A postscript on systems-based approaches to evaluation -- Cost (effectiveness) of Interventions -- Why is it important? -- Summary of the mapping of existing approaches -- Cost information -- Cost rating or...