Productivity
matter of practical judgement
areas are included within the
of a specific evaluation.
what
scope
instead of
Term frequently used
efficiency, when the input is manpower.
Programme
Activity and expenditure covering a
group of related policy objectives
(including policy areas with little
or no public expenditure).
Project
Commonly used
to refer to
a
discrete
form of expenditure, usually of a capital
nature, eg a road project.
The
principles of evaluation apply as much
to projects as to policies.
Side effects
those effects, beneficial or otherwise,
which do not
objective of
identified at
contribute to the final
a
policy.
They may
be
the policy formulation
stage but may
later emerge
through
press comment, complaints or evaluation.
Spin offs
may relate to those side effects which
are beneficial or to externalities.
Substitution
see displacement.
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