Volume 49. Issue 4
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Lessons from the Millennium Villages Evaluation: Where Next for Integrated Development?
(Institute of Development Studies, 2018-09-30)Integrated development projects seem to have largely fallen out of favour since their heyday in the 1970s and 1980s. Integrated projects are by their nature often complex and messy – and this has thrown up challenges for ... -
Notes on Contributors: The Millennium Villages: Lessons on Evaluating Integrated Rural Development
(Institute of Development Studies, 2018-09-30)This is the notes on contributors for IDS Bulletin 49.4, 'The Millennium Villages: Lessons on Evaluating Integrated Rural Development'. -
Foreword: The Millennium Villages: Lessons on Evaluating Integrated Rural Development
(Institute of Development Studies, 2018-09-30)This is the foreword to IDS Bulletin 49.4, 'The Millennium Villages: Lessons on Evaluating Integrated Rural Development'. -
Introduction: Lessons from the Millennium Villages Evaluation; Where Next for Integrated Development?
(Institute of Development Studies, 2018-09-30)This IDS Bulletin explores recent evidence on integrated approaches in rural development. Since the 1970s, holistic and multisectoral programming has been based on the synergistic potential of achieving more through a ... -
Integrated Development, Past and Present
(Institute of Development Studies, 2018-09-30)Recent years have witnessed a renewed interest in integrated rural development (IRD) projects, which were a common feature of international development in the 1960s and 1970s. In this article we critically review the ... -
The Cost-Effectiveness of Complex Projects: A Systematic Review of Methodologies
(Institute of Development Studies, 2018-09-30)Most development interventions are complex, comprising several interacting activities affecting multiple outcomes. Impact evaluations of such interventions are widespread, but the literature offers little guidance on how ... -
Assessing Value for Money in Integrated Development Programmes – The Case of a Millennium Villages Project in Northern Ghana
(Institute of Development Studies, 2018-09-30)Through the use of cost–consequence analysis (CCA), a recent evaluation of a Millennium Villages Project (MVP) in Ghana revealed it to have represented poor value for money (VFM), with comparator projects elsewhere seeming ... -
Abductive Reasoning to Explain Integrated Development: Lessons from the Multi-Method Evaluation of the Millennium Villages Project
(Institute of Development Studies, 2018-09-30)The use of mixed methods in impact evaluation often focuses on the triangulation of findings or using qualitative data to explain statistical assessments of impact (net effect). In this article, we argue for the benefits ... -
Can Immersion Research Add Value in Understanding Integrated Programme Interventions?
(Institute of Development Studies, 2018-09-30)In the external evaluation of development interventions, beneficiaries are often involved to define priorities, and provide feedback and evaluation. This generally uses ‘invited spaces’ such as facilitated community meetings, ... -
Learning About Integrated Development Using Longitudinal Mixed Methods Programme Evaluation
(Institute of Development Studies, 2018-09-30)Globally, millions of children are living without parental care. Families experience multiple challenges that lead to family–child separation, with financial hardship a common theme. The integration of interventions to ... -
Applying Factorial Designs to Disentangle the Effects of Integrated Development
(Institute of Development Studies, 2018-09-30)In this article, we discuss the study design and lessons learned from a full-factorial randomised controlled study conducted with beneficiaries of a youth programme in Pretoria, South Africa. The study assesses whether the ... -
Glossary: The Millennium Villages: Lessons on Evaluating Integrated Rural Development
(Institute of Development Studies, 2018-09-30)This is the glossary for IDS Bulletin 49.4, 'The Millennium Villages: Lessons on Evaluating Integrated Rural Development'.
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