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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781196803321

Autore

Zinnes Clifford F

Titolo

Tournament approaches to policy reform [[electronic resource] ] : making development assistance more effective / / Clifford F. Zinnes

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2009

ISBN

1-282-40358-3

9786612403583

0-8157-0377-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (393 p.)

Disciplina

338.91/73

Soggetti

Economic assistance, American

Technical assistance, American

Letting of contracts - United States

Requests for proposals (Public contracts) - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- The PIJC approach -- Review of certification experience -- Review of tournament experience -- Review of other relevant experience -- Synthesis and analysis -- Conclusions and scope for future applications -- Appendixes -- A. Inventory of projects -- B. Technical exhibits for the detailed case study assessments -- C. Anatomy of a PIJC application -- D. Mathematical treatment of PIJC  leveraging of sponsor funds.

Sommario/riassunto

"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.