The ethics of public policy RCTs: The principle of policy equipoise

In this article, I ask whether a principle analogous to the principle of clinical equipoise should govern the design and conduct of RCTs evaluating the effectiveness of policy interventions. I answer this question affirmatively, and introduce and defend the principle of policy equipoise. According t...

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Main Author: MacKay, Douglas (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: [2018]
In: Bioethics
Year: 2018, Volume: 32, Issue: 1, Pages: 59-67
IxTheo Classification:NCH Medical ethics
NCJ Ethics of science
Further subjects:B Public Policy
B equipoise
B research ethics
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