Доказательная Государственная Политика (Evidence-Based State Policy)

This paper studies the possibilities of improving Russia's Regulatory System based on worldwide best practices. The paper analyzes the new trend in the world of legislative practice - Evidence-based policy-making and shows the main advantages and possible difficulties in the application of the new approach. As shown in study Russia already has some elements of "evidence-based policy making", although this approach has not been recognized officially yet. In particular, regulatory impact assessment (RIA) procedure (a key element of the evidence-based policy) is widespread in Russia.