de Coning, ChristoSoeltenfuss, JanSchool of GovernmentFaculty of Economics and Management Sciences2013-10-162026-06-102009/10/162009/10/162013-10-162026-06-102006https://hdl.handle.net/10566/23790Magister Administrationis - MAdminThis research proposed to look at quality standards of evaluations in economic and financial respect undertaken on behalf of the European Commission in order to assess the performance of its development assistance in a policy-driven context. the research found that evaluation on the basis of an individual project is often flawed and lacks quality in terms of the applied evaluation method.enEvaluationMonitoringDevelopment aidEuropean CommissionEuropean UnionPublic policyPolicy managementProject managementEconomic assessmentFinancial assessmentThesisUniversity of the Western Cape