When do environmentally focused assistance projects achieve their objectives? evidence from World Bank post-project evaluations

Global Environmental Politics

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 65-88

  Buntaine, Mark T ^a   Parks, Bradley C ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; DEVELOPMENT AID; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INTERNATIONAL AID; PROJECT ASSESSMENT; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC SECTOR; WORLD BANK;

EID: 84876717853     PISSN: 15263800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/GLEP_a_00167     Document Type: Article

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