No Country Left Behind? Performance Standards and Accountability in US Foreign Assistance

Development Policy Review

Volumn 29, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages s157-s176

  Goldsmith, Arthur A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Accountability; Development assistance; Governance; Millennium Development Goals; Performance measurement

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABILITY; CONDITIONALITY; DEVELOPING WORLD; DEVELOPMENT AID; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INTERNATIONAL AID; MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 78650082346     PISSN: 09506764     EISSN: 14677679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7679.2011.00524.x     Document Type: Article

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