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A s Cave Hill scholarship continues to garner much critical acclaim, a recent publication co-authored by a UWI social scientist has received rave reviews from her international counterparts. Associate Professor at the University of Naples Federico II in Italy and George Washington University in the United States of America (USA) Dr. Mita Marra said she will recommend the book to colleagues, while Associate Professor at Western Michigan University in the USA Dr. Daniela Schröter is already looking forward to a second edition. Both conducted a critical analysis of the book titled Cost- Inclusive Evaluation, Planning It, Doing It, Using It and written by Lecturer in Evaluation in the Department of Management Studies Dr. Nadini Persaud , and Professor Brian T. Yates of American University in Washington, D.C. and delivered their reviews during the launch of the publication in March last year. Dr. Marra said the book merged economics and accounting perspectives, examined the nature of costs, cost behaviour, explained the dynamics of costs, and showed the link between costs and outcomes. That information, she explained, would be useful to students involved in programme evaluation, economics and finance; as well as consultants, economists, accountants and other professionals conducting analytical work for public and private sector organisations. “They [the authors] specifically link costs to resources, programme activities, and programme outcomes using a very New Publication Earns Sterling Evaluation
Dr. Nadini Persaud Department of Management Studies
practical approach. I really think it’s crucial to put emphasis on the value of resources that are consumed for sustainability purposes. “Another issue is distinguishing effectiveness from benefits which bear different significance [based on] the stakeholder. They underline how benefits and value and, therefore, costs are to some extent subjective and are valued according to the different [players] involved in programme design, implementation and in different contexts.”
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