000			01244cam a2200217 4500
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008			020426n2003 000 0 eng u
020			_a075461851X
035			_a(Sirsi) u117691
041			_aeng
050			_a307.1160941 _c18
100			_aHo, Suet Ying
245			_aEvaluating British urban policy _bideology, conflict and compromise
260			_aAldershot _bAshgate Publishing Ltd. _c2003
300			_ax, 234p. _c23cm.
350			_a39.95
490			_aUrban and Regional Planning and Development
520			_aExamines the theoretical and practical issues in the monitoring and evaluation of British urban policy. investigates changing approaches, the interface between monitoring and evaluation and the use of monitoring information and evaluation studies. Reviews monitoring and evaluation over three decades (1968-97) and considers at length monitoring and evaluation in practice including the City Challenge initiative. Concludes that a long-term evaluation strategy is required in order to improve the utility value of evaluation studies vis-à-vis policy formulation at the national level and implementation at the local level. Bibliography.
690			_aPlanning and development _96259
942			_n0
999			_c102048 _d102048