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Evaluating the impact of development projects on poverty : a handbook for practitioners /
Despite the billions of dollars spent on development assistance each year, there is still very little known about the actual impact of projects on the poor. There is broad evidence on the benefits of economic growth, investments in human capital, and the provision of safety nets for the poor. But fo...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Washington, D.C. :
World Bank,
2000.
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| Series: | Directions in development (Washington, D.C.)
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | Despite the billions of dollars spent on development assistance each year, there is still very little known about the actual impact of projects on the poor. There is broad evidence on the benefits of economic growth, investments in human capital, and the provision of safety nets for the poor. But for a specific program or project in a given country, is the intervention producing the intended benefits and what was the overall impact on the population? Could the program or project be better designed to achieve the intended outcomes? Are resources being spent efficiently? These are the types of q. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 217 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 83-93). |
| ISBN: | 0585345120 9780585345123 9780821388952 0821388959 9786610090723 6610090726 |