A complete evaluation requires four distinct criteria: Competitiveness (how it compares to alternatives), Effectiveness (whether it achieves its intended outcomes), Efficiency (the ratio of outputs to inputs), and Stakeholder Satisfaction (whether the people involved are well-served). Miss any one and the picture skews — a program can be highly efficient yet completely ineffective, or deeply satisfying to insiders yet uncompetitive in the market.
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