On Evaluating Development Assistance Projects

Carol H. Weiss and Theodore D. Fuller
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Carol H. Weiss: Harvard University
Theodore D. Fuller: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Evaluation Review, 1983, vol. 7, issue 2, 175-190

Abstract: 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.

Date: 1983
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DOI: 10.1177/0193841X8300700202

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