ABSTRACT
This chapter argues that private voluntary organizations (PVOs) whatever their other merits, often have poor projects in at least three senses—the benefit-cost ratios of the projects are poor and the projects are not sustainable without subsidies by the populace over the long run. It also includes the projects are not highly replicable throughout the societies in question. Recognizing that conventional analyses of PVO projects may result in disappointing results, there have been a number of approaches taken. The catalog of disks provides PVOs with a framework for analysis, and spreads the costs of a thorough evaluation across a wide number of users. The system could be computerized in order to allow local PVO users to adjust for local prices and materials, while allowing the form of the analysis to be set within a larger context.
