How Much Does Evaluation Matter?: Some Examples of the Utilization of the Evaluation of the World Bank's Anti-Corruption Activities

Evaluation

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 22-36

  Marra, Mita ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

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EID: 33847051551     PISSN: 13563890     EISSN: 14617153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/13563890022209091     Document Type: Article

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