Achieving high-quality impact evaluation design through mixed methods: The case of infrastructure

Journal of Development Effectiveness

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 131-144

  White, Howard ^a  

^a London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine   (India)

Author keywords

Distributional impact; Impact evaluation; Infrastructure; Mixed methods

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOLOGY; DESIGN; HETEROGENEITY; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; POLITICAL ECONOMY; POLITICAL SYSTEM; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESEARCH WORK;

EID: 84864561287     PISSN: 19439342     EISSN: 19439407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19439342.2010.547588     Document Type: Article

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