Tournament approaches to policy reform
Subtitle: making development assistance more effective
By: Clifford F. Zinnes.
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780815797197
Subjects: Economic assistance, American; Technical assistance, American; Letting of contracts -- United States; Requests for proposals (Public contracts) -- United States
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.