Improving the quality of development assistance: what role for qualitative methods in randomized experiments?

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Improving the quality of development assistance : what role for qualitative methods in randomized experiments? / Prowse, Martin; Camfield, Laura.

I: Progress in Development Studies, Bind 13, Nr. 1, 2013, s. 51-61.

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Prowse, M & Camfield, L 2013, 'Improving the quality of development assistance: what role for qualitative methods in randomized experiments?', Progress in Development Studies, bind 13, nr. 1, s. 51-61. <http://pdj.sagepub.com/content/13/1/51.abstract>

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Prowse, M., & Camfield, L. (2013). Improving the quality of development assistance: what role for qualitative methods in randomized experiments? Progress in Development Studies, 13(1), 51-61. http://pdj.sagepub.com/content/13/1/51.abstract

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Prowse M, Camfield L. Improving the quality of development assistance: what role for qualitative methods in randomized experiments? Progress in Development Studies. 2013;13(1):51-61.

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Prowse, Martin ; Camfield, Laura. / Improving the quality of development assistance : what role for qualitative methods in randomized experiments?. I: Progress in Development Studies. 2013 ; Bind 13, Nr. 1. s. 51-61.

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