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Evaluation and the sustainable development goals : opportunities and constraints -- Information and Communication Technologies for Evaluation (ICT4Eval) : theory and practice -- Big data analytics and development evaluation : optimism and caution -- Technology, biases and ethics : exploring the...

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Prologue -- 2 Subjective well-­being: happiness and life satisfaction in India and South Africa -- 3 Mental health: depression, anxiety, and anger in the US -- 4 Domestic violence:...

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright page -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. The emergence of the Washington Consensus in Latin America: Theoretical foundations and challenges -- From the import substitution...