Tournament approaches to policy reform : making development assistance more effective /

"Assesses a new 'tournament' approach promising improvement on the performance of conventional foreign aid methods, where beneficiary groups compete to achieve the best implementation of a particular project. Evaluates performances, sustainability, time frames, and costs of recent app...

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Main Author: Zinnes, Clifford F.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2009]
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Summary:"Assesses a new 'tournament' approach promising improvement on the performance of conventional foreign aid methods, where beneficiary groups compete to achieve the best implementation of a particular project. Evaluates performances, sustainability, time frames, and costs of recent applications. Discusses opportunities for improving and scaling up the application of tournament-based projects"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:xxii, 369 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780815797197 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0815797192 (pbk. : alk. paper)