Governments and to others, but also non-monetary measures
such as man hours. They can be analysed in many different
ways, for example by size, type or geographical distribution.
The input to one objective is often the output of an earlier
intermediate objective.
24 For some programmes the input indicators may also include measures of the proportion of the inputs which were not directly effective themselves but which nevertheless con-
stitute to the total result. This may be a measure of how
economically the inputs are being applied. Examples range
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from "wasted man hours" to nugatory work and the costs of
unsuccessful projects. The policy may have included a plan
for a level of unused activity regarded as acceptable example a percentage of visits by Inspectors which produce no direct results and the evaluation should try to judge
what is happening against the plan.
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Where a policy is intended to induce individuals or companies to spend more on certain activities, for example by grants, two input measures of key importance are gearing and additionality. Since programmes offer different levels of support, in terms of percentage of the total cost, the gearing relationship between government inputs and private sector inputs will be of interest. Additionality tries to assess the extent to which the Government has induced individuals or companies to spend
This is a more than they otherwise would have done.
more difficult question to get at.
In many cases the
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