Use of Aid Evaluation from an Organizational Perspective

Evaluation

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 207-222

  Schaumburg Müller, Henrik ^a  

^a Department of International Economics and Management   (Denmark)

Author keywords

aid agencies; development cooperation; feedback; institutional approach; learning; organization theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 30444457390     PISSN: 13563890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1356389005055541     Document Type: Article

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