Evaluation in the practice of development

World Bank Research Observer

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 29-53

  Ravallion, Martin ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS; DEVELOPMENT THEORY; IDEOLOGY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 65549154532     PISSN: 02573032     EISSN: 15646971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/wbro/lkp002     Document Type: Article

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