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First published in Great Britain in 2016 by

Policy Press University of Bristol 1-9 Old Park Hill Bristol BS2 8BB UK Tel +44 (0)117 954 5940 e-mail

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Contents

Gerry Stoker and Mark Evans

Gerry Stoker and Mark Evans

Gerry Stoker and Mark Evans

David Gough and Janice Tripney

Peter John

Matt Ryan

Vivien Lowndes

Leonie J. Pearson and Lain Dare

Patrick Dunleavy

Jinjing Li

Robert Tanton and Ben Phillips

Liz Richardson

John S. Dryzek

Mark Evans and Nina Terrey

Gerry Stoker and Mark Evans

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ABS	Australian Bureau of Statistics
ACT	Australian Capital Territory
ADRN	Administrative Data Research Network
AMSTAR	A Measurement Tool to Assess Systematic Reviews
ANPR	Automatic Number Plate Recognition
ANU	Australian National University
API	Application Programming Interface
APPSIM	Australian Population and Policy Simulation Model
ARC	Action Research Collective
ATO	Australian Tax Office
BBC	British Broadcasting Corporation
BIS	Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
BIT	Behavioural Insights Team
BSA	British Social Attitudes (Survey)
CCTV	Closed-circuit Television
CDC	Center for Disease Control
CDCs	Community Development Councils
CDR	Community Driven Reconstruction
CEO	Chief Executive Officer
CGE	Computable General Equilibrium
CSD	Community Services Directorate
CST	Council for Science and Technology
ESRC	Economic and Social Research Council
EU	European Union
FaHCSIA	Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
FPs	Facilitating Partners
GCHQ	Government Communications Headquarters
GIS	Geographic Information System
GMPAG	Greater Manchester Poverty Action Group
HMCTS	Her Majestys Courts and Tribunals Service
HMRC	Her Majestys Revenue and Customs
IAP2	International Association for Public Participation
ICT	Information and Communication Technology
IMA	International Microsimulation Association
ISF	Improving Services with Families
IT	Information Technology
KPMG	Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler
MITTS	Melbourne Institute Tax and Transfer Simulator
MRRD	Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development
NATSEM	National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling
NEF	New Economics Foundation
NGOs	Non-Governmental Organisations
NSP	National Solidarity Programme
NZ	New Zealand
OECD	Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
PB	Participatory Budgeting
PhD	Doctor of Philosophy
PRISMA	Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses
QCA	Qualitative Comparative Analysis
RCT	Randomised Controlled Trial
SAS	Statistical Analysis Software
SF	Score Function
SMEs	Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises
SOCSIM	This is a demographic microsimulation system
SPSS	Statistical Package for the Social Sciences
STEM	Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

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