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The evaluation of complex infrastructure projects : a guide to qualitative comparative analysis / Lasse Gerrits, Stefan Verweij.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gerrits, Lasse, author.
- Verweij, Stefan, author.
- Series:
- Transport economics, management, and policy.
- Transport Economics, Management, and Policy
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Infrastructure (Economics).
- Construction projects.
- Qualitative research.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (192 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar Pub., Inc., 2018.
- Summary:
- Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) is a new research method that is highly suitable for evaluation studies. Clear and concise, this book explains how researchers and evaluators can use QCA effectively for the systematic and thorough analysis of large infrastructure projects, while also acknowledging their complexity. Lasse Gerrits and Stefan Verweij present the key steps of this methodology to identify patterns across real cases. From collecting and interpreting data to sharing their knowledge and presenting the results, the authors use examples of many projects to emphasize how QCA can be used successfully for both single infrastructure ventures as well as more extensive projects. In addition to discussing the best practices and pitfalls of the methodology, further examples from current research are given in order to illustrate how QCA works effectively in both theory and practice. Written with researchers and evaluators in mind, this book will be of great benefit for students and scholars of evaluation studies, public administration, transport studies, policy analysis, and project management. The book is also highly applicable for those working in public or private organizations involved in infrastructure projects looking for an effective, detailed, and systematic method of evaluation.
- Contents:
- Contents: 1. Not a straightforward path: developing and evaluating infrastructure projects
- 2. The case
- 3. Calibration
- 4. Comparison
- 5. Complexity and evaluation revisited
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-78347-842-X
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