‘Death by evaluation’? Reflections on monitoring and evaluation in Australia and New Zealand 1

Evaluation Journal of Australasia

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 6-16

  Ryan, Bill ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

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EID: 85040496145     PISSN: 1035719X     EISSN: 25159372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1035719X0300300103     Document Type: Article

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