Between logframes and theory of change: reviewing debates and a practical experience

Development in Practice

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 234-246

  Prinsen, Gerard ^a   Nijhof, Saskia ^b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aid Monitoring and Evaluation, Aid effectiveness; Methods

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT AID; DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; PLANNING THEORY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 84937216700     PISSN: 09614524     EISSN: 13649213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09614524.2015.1003532     Document Type: Article

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