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3. EVALUATION OBJECTIVES AND METHODS
| 3.2.1 | Selection criteria of the countries |
1. Role of the country
in the partnership
We have selected all
the countries that were included in the development partnerships, in
which CZ was in the role of a transnational secretary, and further the
countries where the Czech partners were a part of the development partnership
supported by the CIP EQUAL funds of the given country.
2. EU membership
We have chosen both
the representatives of the founding members (FR, IT, NL, DE) and the
representatives of all enlargement waves: Western (1973, UK), Southern
(1986, ES and PT), Northern (1995, AT) and Eastern (2004, PL and SK).
This selection aspect proved useful at other evaluations in cases where
we needed to compare the so-called milieu, thus mild, undescribed,
uncodified differences in the environment that influence, to certain
extent, the partnership and its management and are a condition of its
functioning. In our case in particular, also finding out of the well-established
practices and comparison of CZ with countries culturally close to us
and, on the contrary, exposure to the contrast in advancement of the
country from the point of view of ability to conclude and develop partnerships
is concerned.
3.
Maturity
We have balanced the
countries of South and North and the countries of West and East. Both
countries, which have similar experience as CZ, and the old Member Countries,
the countries of moderate development and countries, which that have
grown suddenly quickly due to the EU membership, are represented. In
the sample there are two countries with approximately the same number
of inhabitants as CZ has, two countries with twice smaller and bigger
population and six countries belonging to the most densely populated
(and at the same time the most powerful) EU members.
