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

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"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: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2009]
Subjects:
Requests for proposals (Public contracts) > United States.
Letting of contracts > United States.
Technical assistance, American.
Economic assistance, American.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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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.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxii, 369 pages :) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780815703778
0815703775