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1. Impact Evaluation of Infrastructure Interventions

   Edited by Henrik Hansen, Ole Winckler Andersen, Howard White

   The focus on results in development agencies has led to increased focus on impact evaluation to demonstrate the effectiveness of development programmes. This book illustrates the broad range of methods available for counterfactual analysis of infrastructure programmes such as establishment,...

   Published April 11th 2012 by Routledge
2. Targeting Development

   Critical Perspectives on the Millennium Development Goals

   By Richard Black, Howard White

   Series: Routledge Studies in Development Economics

   The Millennium Development Goals accepted by the UN in 2000 are, along with the targets set by the OECD in 1996 the subject of this expertly written book. It asks and answers questions such as: Is development achievable in the time frames given? How useful were the goals in the first...

   Published May 3rd 2006 by Routledge
3. Programme Aid and Development

   Beyond Conditionality

   By Geske Dijkstra, Howard White

   Series: Routledge Studies in Development Economics

   This important contribution to the literature on development economics analyses the effectiveness of programme aid - i.e. aid that is not given in the form of projects. Using real world examples from countries such as Nicaragua, Tanzania, and Vietnam this book deals with one of the core issues in...

   Published November 27th 2002 by Routledge
4. Econometrics and Data Analysis for Developing Countries

   By Chandan Mukherjee, Howard White, Marc Wuyts

   Series: Priorities for Development Economics

   Getting accurate data on less developed countries has created great problems for studying these areas. Yet until recently students of development economics have relied on standard econometrics texts, which assume a Western context. Econometrics and Data Analysis for Developing Countries solves this...

   Published December 17th 1997 by Routledge