This article uses empirical data from the author's own South India household survey, which compares the impact of slightly diverging credit schemes upon selected indicators of allocative behavior to test the value added of an economic institutional approach for modeling intrahousehold...

Since the turn of the century, a shift has taken place from project to more programme-oriented development assistance to low-income, aid-dependent countries. A sweeping reform agenda, outlined most clearly in the 2005 Paris Declaration and the 2008 Accra Agenda for Action, is today imposed upon...

This contribution examines the relation between gender and network formation in rural Nicaragua in 2007 and studies differences in the structure and contents of men's and women's networks. Such differences are relevant, as network theory suggests that structural characteristics - as well as...

Changes in the aid architecture have provided a renewed impetus for monitoring and evaluation (M&E), while simultaneously imposing a major reform agenda on the key players involved. More specifically, since 1999, aid-dependent countries have been facing pressure to strengthen their national M&E...