Monitoring and evaluation under the PRSP: Solid rock or quicksand?

Evaluation and Program Planning

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 66-81

  Holvoet, N ^a   Renard, Robrecht ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aid; Evaluation; M E systems; Monitoring; PRSP; Sub Sahara Africa

Indexed keywords

AID POLICY; CONDITIONALITY; INTERNATIONAL AID; MONITORING;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ARTICLE; CONSUMER; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; METHODOLOGY; POVERTY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; STANDARD;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FINANCING, ORGANIZED; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; POVERTY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33845894970     PISSN: 01497189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2006.09.002     Document Type: Article

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