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From observation to experimentation: one prescription for a geography of public policy
Author(s) -
Cummins Steven C J
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
area
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.958
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1475-4762
pISSN - 0004-0894
DOI - 10.1111/1475-4762.00265
Subject(s) - relevance (law) , public policy , medical prescription , human geography , regional science , sociology , political science , positive economics , public administration , epistemology , social science , economics , law , medicine , philosophy , pharmacology
This brief paper considers recent debates about the public policy relevance of geography. Previous writings on the topic have highlighted problems in the discipline itself as well as criticizing the lack of policy relevance of much geographical research rather than offer up much in the way of remedy or prescription. This paper argues that an experimental approach to geographical research design could help make the discipline more policy relevant.