An Association to Improve Evaluation of Development Aid
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This paper argues that development aid could be greatly improved if the management of development programs and projects could be governed by an effective orientation to cost-effectiveness. This in turn could substantially be achieved by changes the paper proposes to aid evaluation—through a particular kind of association—and a few lesser management reforms.
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