%0 Journal Article %T Użyteczność jako kryterium ewaluacji polityk publicznych %A Felcis, Weronika %A Drożdzak, Zuzanna %A Antosz, Patrycja %J Zarządzanie Publiczne %V 2012 %R 10.4467/20843968ZP.12.002.0526 %N Numer 1 (17) %P 23-35 %K utility, evidence-based policy, good governance %@ 1896-0200 %D 2012 %U https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/zarzadzanie-publiczne/artykul/uzytecznosc-jako-kryterium-ewaluacji-polityk-publicznych %X Utility as a criterion of public policy evaluation In this article we will present the mistakes made both by ordering and executing side in understanding and defining the evaluation criterion of utility. We will discuss the problems with final use of this criterion in the Polish evaluation reports of EU Operational Programmes. The analysis will eventually show how important it is to understand ex post evaluation as measuring the adequacy of the program effects in targeting the needs of final users.