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dc.contributor.authorAbrahams, Mark A*
dc.contributor.editorEade, Deborahen
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-24T10:00:08Zen
dc.date.available2011-05-24T10:00:08Zen
dc.date.issued2008-02-01en
dc.identifier.issn0961-4524en
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/09614520701778348en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10546/130919en
dc.descriptionFor the purposes of accountability and uniformity, and as a way of giving insight into their intellectual capital regarding development practices, NGOs in Southern Africa are required by donor agencies to describe their intended activities in very clear, unambiguous terms. These requirements may include the expression of theoretical approaches, the development of logical frameworks, clear objectives, indicators for success, criteria for sustainable development, and relationships to government policies. However, the interface between reality and these planning measures and tools, most often completed without the input and contributions of the communities whom they are to serve/service, produces a much more messy, dynamic, and involved picture of the development process. None the less, the NGOs are still required to be accountable on the basis of their original proposal and planning. The author presents examples of this phenomenon and discusses the challenges facing an evaluator when dealing with competing principles of accountability, autonomy, and authenticity.<p>This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis.</p>en
dc.format.extent12en
dc.format.mimetypePDFen
dc.language.isoEnglishen
dc.publisherOxfam GBen
dc.publisherRoutledgeen
dc.relation.urlhttp://policy-practice.oxfam.org.uk/publications/accountability-autonomy-and-authenticity-assessing-the-development-waltz-conduc-130919
dc.subjectApproach and methodology
dc.titleAccountability, autonomy, and authenticity: assessing the development waltz conducted to a 'kwaito' beat in Southern Africaen
dc.typeJournal articleen
dc.identifier.eissn1364-9213en
dc.identifier.journalDevelopment in Practiceen
oxfam.signoff.statusFor public use – can be shared outside Oxfamen
oxfam.subject.countrySouth Africaen
oxfam.subject.keywordMonitoring and evaluation
oxfam.subject.keywordM&E
oxfam.subject.keywordDevelopment methods
oxfam.subject.keywordDevelopment in Practice Journal
oxfam.subject.keywordDiP
prism.number1en
prism.volume18en


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