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

• Autore: Zinnes Clifford F
• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (393 p.)
• Disciplina: 338.91/73
• Soggetto topico: Economic assistance, American; Technical assistance, American; Letting of contracts - United States; Requests for proposals (Public contracts) - United States
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Tournament approaches to policy reform
• ISBN: 1-282-40358-3; 9786612403583; 0-8157-0377-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910781196803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II