The participation of my ministry in the research and writing of this book has been a great opportunity to mobilise the key stakeholders in the agriculture sector around the importance of evaluation and the incomparable benefits of developing public policy based on evidence.
Bonaventure Kouakanou, Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Benin
I highly recommend this book. It is a cogent analysis of why all policy-makers ought to use evidence and citizen engagement, routinely, to improve decision-making.
Judi Wakhungu, EGH, Kenya Ambassador to France, Portugal, Serbia & Holy Sea; previously Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources
Profiling the work of policy-makers to use evidence in their decision-making is so important, and the world has much to learn from our experiences in Africa. This book makes a valuable contribution for all of us working to support better decisions based on better evidence.
Ruth Stewart, Africa Centre for Evidence, University of Johannesburg, South Africa; Chair, Africa Evidence Network
In an era of Africa awakening, there is no time to waste on traditions, fads, success stories, and intuitions. The time has come for African policy-makers and development professionals to move to evidence-based decision making and actions. This book showcases the rich use of evidence from selected African countries that can serve as a guide for those interested to learn what others have done in an African context.
David Sarfo Ameyaw, CEO/President, The International Centre for Evaluation and Development, Kenya
Using Evidence in Policy and Practice
This book asks how governments in Africa can use evidence to improve their policies and programmes, and ultimately, to achieve positive change for their citizens. Looking at different evidence sources across a range of contexts, the book brings policy makers and researchers together to uncover what does and doesnt work and why.
Case studies are drawn from five countries and the ECOWAS (west African) region, and a range of sectors from education, wildlife, sanitation, through to government procurement processes. The book is supported by a range of policy briefs and videos intended to be both practical and critically rigorous. It uses evidence sources such as evaluations, research synthesis and citizen engagement to show how these cases succeeded in informing policy and practice. The voices of policy makers are key to the book, ensuring that the examples deployed are useful to practitioners and researchers alike.
This innovative book will be perfect for policy makers, practitioners in government and civil society, and researchers and academics with an interest in how evidence can be used to support policy making in Africa.
Ian Goldman, Advisor on Evaluation and Evidence Systems, CLEAR Anglophone Africa; Adjunct Professor, University of Cape Town, South Africa.
Mine Pabari, Visiting Research Fellow, CLEAR Anglophone Africa, Kenya.
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Using Evidence in Policy and Practice
Lessons from Africa
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Names: Goldman, Ian, editor. | Pabari, Mine, editor.
Title: Using evidence in policy and practice : lessons from Africa / edited by Ian Goldman and Mine Pabari.
Description: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020. | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2020004937 (print) | LCCN 2020004938 (ebook) | ISBN 9780367440121 (hardback) | ISBN 9780367440077 (paperback) | ISBN 9781003007043 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Education and stateAfrica. | Sustainable developmentGovernment policyAfrica. | Conservation of natural resourcesGovernment policyAfrica. | AfricaSocial policy. | AfricaEconomic policy.
Classification: LCC JQ1875.A55 P78 2020 (print) | LCC JQ1875.A55 (ebook) | DDC 320.6096dc23
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Contents
Ian Goldman and Mine Pabari
Ian Goldman and Mine Pabari
Laurenz Langer and Vanesa Weyrauch
Ian Goldman, Wole Olaleye, Stanley Sixolile Ntakumba, Mokgoropo Makgaba and Cara Waller
Nedson Pophiwa, Carol Nuga Deliwe, Jabulani Mathe and Stephen Taylor
Matodzi M. Amisi, Thabani Buthelezi and Siza Magangoe
Ismael Kawooya, Timothy Lubanga, Abdul Muwanika, Edwin Muhumuza and Rhona Mijumbi-Deve
Ismael Kawooya, Isaac Ddumba, Edward Kayongo and Rhona Mijumbi-Deve
Bonaventure Kouakanou, Dossa Aguemon, Marius S. Aina, Abdoulaye Gounou and Emmanuel M. David-Gnahoui
