Implementing Accountability for Reasonableness Framework at District Level in Tanzania: a Realist Evaluation

Abstract
Despite the growing importance of the Accountability for Reasonableness (A4R) framework in priority setting worldwide, there is still an inadequate understanding of the processes and mechanisms underlying its influence on legitimacy and fairness, as conceived and reflected in service management processes and outcomes. As a result, the ability to draw scientifically sound lessons for the application of the framework to services and interventions is limited. This paper evaluates the experiences of implementing the A4R approach in Mbarali District, Tanzania, in order to find out how the innovation was shaped, enabled, and constrained by the interaction between contexts, mechanisms and outcomes
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Keywords
A4R, Tanzania, Mechanisms, Framework
Citation
Maluka, S., Kamuzora, P., SanSebastián, M., Byskov, J., Ndawi, B., Olsen, O.E. and Hurtig, A.K., 2011. Implementing accountability for reasonableness framework at district level in Tanzania: a realist evaluation. Implement Sci, 6(11), pp.1-15.