Spanish evaluation practice versus program evaluation theory: Cases from five policy areas

Evaluation

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 149-170

  Ballart, Xavier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

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EID: 14744279535     PISSN: 13563890     EISSN: 14617153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/13563899822208509     Document Type: Article

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