Evaluation field building in South Asia: Reflections, anecdotes, and questions

American Journal of Evaluation

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 222-231

  Hay, Katherine ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Evaluation field building; Evaluation knowledge spaces; Evaluation research; South Asia

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952827251     PISSN: 10982140     EISSN: 15570878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1098214010366175     Document Type: Article

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