LOCAL ACTION GUIDANCE & IMPLEMENTATION - UN INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT - "TESTING SCALOGRAM ANALYSIS FOR LOCAL DEVELOPMENT" GRANT (5/22/79)

GRANT WAS TERMINATED IN 12/77. DUE TO VARIOUS FACTORS, LARGELY BEYOND THE CONTROL OF THE GRANTEE, SUBSTANTIAL PARTS OF THE ANTICIPATED DATA SET FOR SCALOGRAM ANALYSIS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THUS, THE ANALYSIS WAS RESTRICTED TO DATA FROM 2 COUNTRIES. THE ANALYSIS WAS JUDGED TO BE EXTREMELY TIME-CONSUMING AND COSTLY, PARTLY BECAUSE THE METHODOLOGY ITSELF PROVED TO BE MORE FAULTY THAN ANTICIPATED. THE RESULTING PARTIAL PRODUCT, THOUGH SUBSTANTIALLY OVER THE ORIGINAL BUDGET, WAS LESS USEFUL TO AID OR TO THE UN THAN EXPECTED. THE COSTS OF TRYING TO SALVAGE THE PRODUCT WERE DEEMED A HIGH RISK INVESTMENT IN AN END PRODUCT OF QUESTIONABLE WORTH.