The impact of transparency and accountability initiatives

Development Policy Review

Volumn 31, Issue S1, 2013, Pages

  Gaventa, John ^a,b,c   Mcgee, Rosemary ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b International Centre for Women's Leadership   (Canada)

^c ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accountability; Aid effectiveness; Effectiveness; Impact; Impact assessment methodology; Theory of change; Transparency

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABILITY; AID FLOW; ECONOMIC IMPACT; LEARNING;

EID: 84881293709     PISSN: 09506764     EISSN: 14677679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/dpr.12017     Document Type: Article

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