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Methodological approaches to the social programs’ effectiveness assessment

TERRA ECONOMICUS, , Vol. 9 (no. 1.1),
p. 55-59

The paper aim is to elaborate upon a subject of estimation efficiency of the social policy. This approach is based on the quasi-experimental logic which based on searching of the answer to a question is developed: «What would occur to the participants of the social program if they did not become object of its influence?».


Keywords: social policy; efficiency; quasi-experiment

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