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Aid effectiveness: the role of qualitative research in impact evaluation

Sun, 08/31/2008 - 13:52 — Cristina Sette

Publication Type:

Miscellaneous

Authors:

Martin Prowse

Source:

Background Note December 2007, Overseas Development Institute, London (2007)

Keywords:

Evaluation

Abstract:

Increased aid flows and the harmonisation agenda have focused attention on the effectiveness of the international aid system. Increased emphasis is being placed on donor alignment with national priorities and greater co-ordination in implementation and evaluation. A different and potentially radical approach to increasing effectiveness has been taken by Abhijit Banerjee and colleagues at the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Lab at MIT, US (Banerjee et al., 2007). Focusing less on process and more on outcomes, Banerjee and his colleagues argue that aid should be subject to the rigours of Randomised Control Trials (RCTs) to increase efficiency and efficacy.

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