Combining multiple approaches to valuing in the MUVA female economic empowerment programme
| Author | Julian King |
| Published date | 01 December 2019 |
| Date | 01 December 2019 |
| DOI | http://doi.org/10.1177/1035719X19893080 |
| Subject Matter | Praxis |
https://doi.org/10.1177/1035719X19893080
Evaluation Journal of Australasia
2019, Vol. 19(4) 217 –225
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Combining multiple
approaches to valuing in the
MUVA female economic
empowerment programme
Julian King
Julian King & Associates Limited, New Zealand
The University of Melbourne, Australia
Abstract
Evaluation and economics each have distinct approaches to valuing. These approaches
are traditionally separated by disciplinary boundaries. However, they can and should
be combined. Value for money (VFM), in particular, is a shared domain of the two
disciplines, because it is an evaluative question about the economic problem of
resource use. A theoretical and practical model for combining valuing approaches has
been developed through doctoral research. This article presents and reflects on an
example – an international development programme where VFM has been assessed
using mixed methods (qualitative, quantitative and economic). Under this approach,
evaluative reasoning provides the means for integrating economic values with other
criteria and evidence. Deliberation with stakeholders strengthens the valuing process,
enhancing validity, credibility and use.
Keywords
cost–benefit analysis, economics, evaluation, rubrics, valuing
Introduction
Everybody seems to be talking about value for money (VFM) these days. In the con-
text of constrained resources, competing policy priorities and political pressures to be
accountable for stewardship of public funds, decision makers want to know whether
Corresponding author:
Julian King, Honorary Fellow, Centre for Program Evaluation, University of Melbourne, 110 Leicester St,
Carlton VIC 3053, Australia.
Email: jk@julianking.co.nz
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