Impact of participant training on the attainment of development goals : report no. 3, the study in Brazil

The study was restricted to participants in the economic sector due to negotiations at the time between the government of Brazil and USAID over the future of the overall program. This report provides data from which evaluative judgments can be made concerning both the methodology employed and the effects of USAID participant training in the field of economics. The contractor argues that this study clearly demonstrates the validity and feasibility of the proposed approach as refined from earlier tests. It is further concluded that wide-ranging impacts are clearly made by returned participants, and that these impacts are clearly attributable to USAID participant training in a majority of instances. (Author abstract)