Challenging times for evaluation of international development assistance

Evaluation Journal of Australasia

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 28-36

  Nagao, Masafumi ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 79952243192     PISSN: 1035719X     EISSN: 25159372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1035719X0600600206     Document Type: Article

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