Response: Making progress in relating values, goals, and results in the evaluation of local economic development policy

Economic Development Quarterly

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 212-216

  Smoke, Paul ^a  

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EID: 0031506356     PISSN: 08912424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089124249701100303     Document Type: Review

References (21)

1. Laura A. Reese and David Fasenfest, "What Works Best?: Values and the Evaluation of Local Economic Development Policy," Economic Development Quarterly 11 (1997): 195-207.
2. Some interesting summary treatments of related issues may be found in J. T. Campen, Benefit, Cost and Beyond (Cambridge, MA: Ballinger, 1986); T. Killick, "The Possibilities of Development Planning," Oxford Economic Papers 28 (1976): 161-84; A.K.T. Sadik, "A Note on Some Practical Limitations of Social Cost-Benefit Analysis Measures," World Development 6, no. 2 (1978): 221-5; A. Williams and E. Giardina, eds., Efficiency in the Public Sector: The Theory and Practice of Cost-Benefit Analysis (Hants, UK: Edward Elgar, 1993).
3. Some interesting summary treatments of related issues may be found in J. T. Campen, Benefit, Cost and Beyond (Cambridge, MA: Ballinger, 1986); T. Killick, "The Possibilities of Development Planning," Oxford Economic Papers 28 (1976): 161-84; A.K.T. Sadik, "A Note on Some Practical Limitations of Social Cost-Benefit Analysis Measures," World Development 6, no. 2 (1978): 221-5; A. Williams and E. Giardina, eds., Efficiency in the Public Sector: The Theory and Practice of Cost-Benefit Analysis (Hants, UK: Edward Elgar, 1993).
4. Some interesting summary treatments of related issues may be found in J. T. Campen, Benefit, Cost and Beyond (Cambridge, MA: Ballinger, 1986); T. Killick, "The Possibilities of Development Planning," Oxford Economic Papers 28 (1976): 161-84; A.K.T. Sadik, "A Note on Some Practical Limitations of Social Cost-Benefit Analysis Measures," World Development 6, no. 2 (1978): 221-5; A. Williams and E. Giardina, eds., Efficiency in the Public Sector: The Theory and Practice of Cost-Benefit Analysis (Hants, UK: Edward Elgar, 1993).
5. Some interesting summary treatments of related issues may be found in J. T. Campen, Benefit, Cost and Beyond (Cambridge, MA: Ballinger, 1986); T. Killick, "The Possibilities of Development Planning," Oxford Economic Papers 28 (1976): 161-84; A.K.T. Sadik, "A Note on Some Practical Limitations of Social Cost-Benefit Analysis Measures," World Development 6, no. 2 (1978): 221-5; A. Williams and E. Giardina, eds., Efficiency in the Public Sector: The Theory and Practice of Cost-Benefit Analysis (Hants, UK: Edward Elgar, 1993).
6. There are numerous texts that attempt to go beyond simple economic gains in evaluating local development programs. Some recent examples include D. Marsden and P. Oakley, eds., Evaluating Social Development Projects (Oxford, UK: Oxfam, 1990); J. Valadez and M. Bamberger, eds. Monitoring and Evaluating Social Programs in Developing Countries (Washington, DC: Economic Development Institute, The World Bank, 1994); R. Mosse and L. E. Sontheimer, Performance Monitoring Indicators Handbook (Washington, DC: The World Bank, 1996).
7. There are numerous texts that attempt to go beyond simple economic gains in evaluating local development programs. Some recent examples include D. Marsden and P. Oakley, eds., Evaluating Social Development Projects (Oxford, UK: Oxfam, 1990); J. Valadez and M. Bamberger, eds. Monitoring and Evaluating Social Programs in Developing Countries (Washington, DC: Economic Development Institute, The World Bank, 1994); R. Mosse and L. E. Sontheimer, Performance Monitoring Indicators Handbook (Washington, DC: The World Bank, 1996).
8. There are numerous texts that attempt to go beyond simple economic gains in evaluating local development programs. Some recent examples include D. Marsden and P. Oakley, eds., Evaluating Social Development Projects (Oxford, UK: Oxfam, 1990); J. Valadez and M. Bamberger, eds. Monitoring and Evaluating Social Programs in Developing Countries (Washington, DC: Economic Development Institute, The World Bank, 1994); R. Mosse and L. E. Sontheimer, Performance Monitoring Indicators Handbook (Washington, DC: The World Bank, 1996).
9. Some useful examples of technical methods used for these purposes include E. R. Babbie, Survey Research Methods (Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, 1973); E. R. Babbie, The Practice of Social Research (Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, 1979); S. Devereaux and J. Hoddinott, Fieldwork in Developing Countries (Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner, 1993); D. Miller, Handbook of Research Design and Social Measurement (Newbury Park, CA: Sage, 1991); B. Pratt and P. Loizos, Choosing Research Methods (Oxford, UK: Oxfam, 1992).
10. Some useful examples of technical methods used for these purposes include E. R. Babbie, Survey Research Methods (Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, 1973); E. R. Babbie, The Practice of Social Research (Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, 1979); S. Devereaux and J. Hoddinott, Fieldwork in Developing Countries (Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner, 1993); D. Miller, Handbook of Research Design and Social Measurement (Newbury Park, CA: Sage, 1991); B. Pratt and P. Loizos, Choosing Research Methods (Oxford, UK: Oxfam, 1992).
11. Some useful examples of technical methods used for these purposes include E. R. Babbie, Survey Research Methods (Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, 1973); E. R. Babbie, The Practice of Social Research (Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, 1979); S. Devereaux and J. Hoddinott, Fieldwork in Developing Countries (Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner, 1993); D. Miller, Handbook of Research Design and Social Measurement (Newbury Park, CA: Sage, 1991); B. Pratt and P. Loizos, Choosing Research Methods (Oxford, UK: Oxfam, 1992).
12. Some useful examples of technical methods used for these purposes include E. R. Babbie, Survey Research Methods (Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, 1973); E. R. Babbie, The Practice of Social Research (Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, 1979); S. Devereaux and J. Hoddinott, Fieldwork in Developing Countries (Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner, 1993); D. Miller, Handbook of Research Design and Social Measurement (Newbury Park, CA: Sage, 1991); B. Pratt and P. Loizos, Choosing Research Methods (Oxford, UK: Oxfam, 1992).
13. Some useful examples of technical methods used for these purposes include E. R. Babbie, Survey Research Methods (Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, 1973); E. R. Babbie, The Practice of Social Research (Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, 1979); S. Devereaux and J. Hoddinott, Fieldwork in Developing Countries (Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner, 1993); D. Miller, Handbook of Research Design and Social Measurement (Newbury Park, CA: Sage, 1991); B. Pratt and P. Loizos, Choosing Research Methods (Oxford, UK: Oxfam, 1992).
14. This concern has received substantial attention in developing countries in recent years. An article cited by Reese and Fasenfest - M. Cernea, "Knowledge from Social Science for Development Policies and Projects," in Putting People First: Sociological Variables in Rural Development, ed. M. Cernea (Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 1991) - is a later printing of a 1985 article that had a major impact on the introduction of community participation techniques in developing countries by major international donor agencies. The development literature is now brimming with academic articles and practitioner manuals on participatory development too numerous to list here. Some recent critics, however, have raised concerns that this focus on participation and consulting the consumer in the local economic development process is in danger of overpowering critical institutional and technical concerns on the supply side. An interesting contribution to the literature that examines such concerns is J. Tendler, Good Government in the Tropics (Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997).
15. This concern has received substantial attention in developing countries in recent years. An article cited by Reese and Fasenfest - M. Cernea, "Knowledge from Social Science for Development Policies and Projects," in Putting People First: Sociological Variables in Rural Development, ed. M. Cernea (Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 1991) - is a later printing of a 1985 article that had a major impact on the introduction of community participation techniques in developing countries by major international donor agencies. The development literature is now brimming with academic articles and practitioner manuals on participatory development too numerous to list here. Some recent critics, however, have raised concerns that this focus on participation and consulting the consumer in the local economic development process is in danger of overpowering critical institutional and technical concerns on the supply side. An interesting contribution to the literature that examines such concerns is J. Tendler, Good Government in the Tropics (Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997).
16. See, for example, the analysis of Kenyan local governments in P. Smoke, Local Government Finance in Developing Countries: The Case of Kenya (Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 1994).
17. There is a growing literature on this topic. Some examples include R. S. Fosler, Local Economic Development: Strategies for a Changing Economy (Washington, DC: International City Management Association, 1991); J. Gilbert, "Accountability Mechanisms: Smart Bombs in the Bidding Wars or False Sense of Security" (Master's thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1995); L. Ledebur and D. Woodward, "Adding a Stick to the Carrot: Location Incentives with Clawbacks, Recisions and Recalibrations," Economic Development Quarterly 4 (1990): 221-5.
18. There is a growing literature on this topic. Some examples include R. S. Fosler, Local Economic Development: Strategies for a Changing Economy (Washington, DC: International City Management Association, 1991); J. Gilbert, "Accountability Mechanisms: Smart Bombs in the Bidding Wars or False Sense of Security" (Master's thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1995); L. Ledebur and D. Woodward, "Adding a Stick to the Carrot: Location Incentives with Clawbacks, Recisions and Recalibrations," Economic Development Quarterly 4 (1990): 221-5.
19. There is a growing literature on this topic. Some examples include R. S. Fosler, Local Economic Development: Strategies for a Changing Economy (Washington, DC: International City Management Association, 1991); J. Gilbert, "Accountability Mechanisms: Smart Bombs in the Bidding Wars or False Sense of Security" (Master's thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1995); L. Ledebur and D. Woodward, "Adding a Stick to the Carrot: Location Incentives with Clawbacks, Recisions and Recalibrations," Economic Development Quarterly 4 (1990): 221-5.
20. Some interesting overviews include D. Perkins and M. Roemer, eds., Reforming Economic Systems in Developing Countries (Cambridge, MA; Harvard Institute for International Development, 1991); L. Rodwin and D. Schön, Rethinking the Development Experience (Washington, DC: Brookings Institution, 1994).
21. Some interesting overviews include D. Perkins and M. Roemer, eds., Reforming Economic Systems in Developing Countries (Cambridge, MA; Harvard Institute for International Development, 1991); L. Rodwin and D. Schön, Rethinking the Development Experience (Washington, DC: Brookings Institution, 1994).