By whose standards? reflections on empowerment evaluation and grassroots groups

American Journal of Evaluation

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 137-146

  Lackey, Jill Florence ^a   Moberg, D Paul ^a   Balistrieri, Matt ^b  

^a Center for Health Policy and Program Evaluation   (United States)

^b Social Development Commission   (United States)

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EID: 79957978584     PISSN: 10982140     EISSN: 15570878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/109821409701800113     Document Type: Article

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