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Randomized control trials in the field of development : (Record no. 213486)

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LC control number 2020935354
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International Standard Book Number 9780198865360
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International Standard Book Number 0198865368
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System control number (OCoLC)on1198599872
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Title Randomized control trials in the field of development :
Remainder of title a critical perspective /
Statement of responsibility, etc. edited by Florent Bédécarrats, Isabelle Guérin, François Roubaud.
264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture Oxford :
Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer Oxford University Press,
Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice 2020.
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Extent xvii, 423 pages :
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Dimensions 25 cm
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Bibliography, etc. note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary, etc. In October 2019, Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo, and Michael Kremer jointly won the 51st Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel "for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty." But what is the exact scope of their experimental method, known as randomized control trials (RCTs)? Which sorts of questions are RCTs able to address and which do they fail to answer? The first of its kind, Randomized Control Trials in theField of Development: A Critical Perspective provides answers to these questions, explaining how RCTs work, what they can achieve, why they sometimes fail, how they can be improved and why other methods are both useful and necessary. Bringing together leading specialists in the field from a range of0backgrounds and disciplines (economics, econometrics, mathematics, statistics, political economy, socioeconomics, anthropology, philosophy, global health, epidemiology, and medicine), it presents a full and coherent picture of the main strengths and weaknesses of RCTs in the field of development. Looking beyond the epistemological, political, and ethical differences underlying many of the disagreements surrounding RCTs, it explores the implementation of RCTs on the ground, outside of their ideal theoretical conditions and reveals some unsuspected uses and effects, their disruptive potential, but also their political uses. The contributions uncover the implicit worldview that many RCTs draw on and disseminate, and probe the gap between the method's narrow scope and its success, while also proposing improvements and alternatives. 0Without disputing the contribution of RCTs to scientific knowledge, Randomized Control Trials in the Field of Development warns against the potential dangers of their excessive use, arguing that the best use for RCTs is not necessarily that which immediately springs to mind.
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Economic development
General subdivision Research
-- Methodology.
650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Economic development
General subdivision Research
-- Methodology.
Source of heading or term fast
Authority record control number or standard number (OCoLC)fst00901863
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Personal name Bédécarrats, Florent,
Relator term editor.
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Personal name Guérin, Isabelle,
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Personal name Roubaud, François,
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Uniform Resource Identifier <a href="https://academic.oup.com/book/31966">https://academic.oup.com/book/31966</a>
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