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On Evaluating Development Assistance Projects

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  • Carol H. Weiss

    (Harvard University)

  • Theodore D. Fuller

    (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)

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The scarcity of development funds, combined with the magnitude of development needs, makes diffusion of innovations a crucial process for less developed countries. We reviewed the diffusion of innovation literature in an attempt to identify a general strategy for identifying diffusion that occurs after the introduction of an innovation. The existing literature provides little guidance for the central problem of where to look for diffusion; this article suggests possible solutions. Prior research has relied heavily on a single data-collection strategy: sample surveys. The article reviews advantages and disadvantages of alternative data-collection strategies.

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  • Carol H. Weiss & Theodore D. Fuller, 1983. "On Evaluating Development Assistance Projects," Evaluation Review, , vol. 7(2), pages 175-190, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:evarev:v:7:y:1983:i:2:p:175-190
    DOI: 10.1177/0193841X8300700202
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