Does impact evaluation in development matter? well, it depends what it's for

European Journal of Development Research

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 46-54

  Guijt, Irene ^a   Roche, Chris ^b  

^a Research Associ   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

accountability; complexity; empowerment; impact evaluation; impact monitoring; rigour

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892732789     PISSN: 09578811     EISSN: 17439728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/ejdr.2013.40     Document Type: Note

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