In his foreword, the president of the World Bank, James D. Wolfensohn, states plainly and precisely the rationale for this volume. "Evaluation is a central aspect of any poverty reduction endeavor. Evaluation implies that we have adopted a methodology that allows us to look in an effective way at the results of what we are doing so that we can, in turn, adapt our future actions toward the effective achievement of our goals. Evaluation adds value if we can learn something useful from it. It is not just a scorecard. It is something that helps us change our behavior or influence the behavior of…mehr
In his foreword, the president of the World Bank, James D. Wolfensohn, states plainly and precisely the rationale for this volume. "Evaluation is a central aspect of any poverty reduction endeavor. Evaluation implies that we have adopted a methodology that allows us to look in an effective way at the results of what we are doing so that we can, in turn, adapt our future actions toward the effective achievement of our goals. Evaluation adds value if we can learn something useful from it. It is not just a scorecard. It is something that helps us change our behavior or influence the behavior of others". This high powered collection of papers illustrates this statement. The network of world class scholars and development practitioners covers the gamut from methodological issues to policy concerns with respect to participatory evaluation, poverty reducing growth, macro and micro levels of intervention, health, nutrition and population programs, social inclusion and the changing role of the civil society. The participants include major figures, including a Nobel Laureate as well as cutting edge policy makers. Poverty reduction is examined in innovative ways -- utilizing state of the art techniques of the social and economic sciences. The editors and contributors emphasize "what works" in poverty reduction programs. They point to making interventions context specific with a holistic vision of the problem. Contributors emphasize social funds and safety nets, social services, crisis prevention, informal social security and insurance systems, anti-corruption programs, mobilization of the poor, and ultimately, the creation, where none existed in the past, of a workable civil society. In short,this volume lies at the intersection of development economics and political economy. It seeks to promote development effectiveness through social learning and problem solving. The volume is unabashedly focussed on pro-poor growth. It has its roots in a conference sponsor
I: Introduction: Identifying the Challenges Synthesis and Overview II: Evaluation: A Macro Perspective 1: Valuation and Evaluation Floor Discussion: Valuation and Evaluation 2: Evaluation in a World of Complexity and Information Failures Floor Discussion: Evaluation in a World of Complexity and Information Failures 3: Panel Discussion: Evaluation Perspectives on Poverty Reduction Floor Discussion: Evaluation Perspectives on Poverty Reduction III: Methodological Issues in Evaluation 4: Impact Evaluation: Concepts and Methods Comments: Impact Evaluation: Concepts and Methods Floor Discussion: Impact Evaluation: Concepts and Methods 5: Panel Discussion: Quantitative and Qualitative Methods in Evaluation Floor Discussion: Quantitative and Qualitative Methods in Evaluation 6: Theory-Based Evaluation: Theories of Change for Poverty Reduction Programs IV: Participatory Evaluation: Costs and Benefits 7: The Front-End Costs and Downstream Benefits of Participatory Evaluation Comments: The Strategic Choices of Stakeholders: The Front-End Costs and Downstream Benefits of Participatory Evaluation Floor Discussion: Front-End Costs and Downstream Benefits of Participatory Evaluations 8: Building Local Capacity for Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation Comments: Building Local Capacity for Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation Floor Discussion: Building Local Capacities for Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation V: Poverty-Reducing Growth 9: Africa and Asia: Evaluation of the Poverty Alleviation Impact of Alternative Development Strategies and Adjustment Responses Comments: Africa and Asia: Evaluation of the Poverty Alleviation Impact of Alternative Development Strategies and Adjustment Responses Floor discussion: Africa and Asia: Evaluation of the Poverty Alleviation Impact of Alternative Development Strategies and Adjustment Responses 10: Lessons Learned from Evaluation of DFID's Aid Program Comments: Lessons Learned from Evaluation of DFID's Aid Program Floor Discussion: Lessons Learned from Evaluation DFID's Aid Program VI: Sectoral and Microlevel Interventions 11: Evaluating Microfinance's Impact: Going Down Market Comments: Microfinance Impact Evaluation: Going Down Market 12: Evaluating Targeted Versus Nontargeted Approaches to Poverty Reduction Floor Discussion: Evaluating Targeted Versus Nontargeted Approaches to Poverty Reduction VII: Social Funds and Safety Nets 13: What Are Social Funds Really Telling Us? Comments: What Are Social Funds Really Telling Us? Floor Discussion: What Are Social Funds Really Telling Us? 14: Economic Crises and Social Protection for the Poor: The Latin American Experience Comments: Economic Crises and Social Protection for the Poor: The Latin American Experience Floor Discussion: Economic Crises and Social Protection for the Poor: The Latin American Experience VIII: Developm ent Effectiveness in Health, Nutrition, and Population Services 15: Delivering Social Services: Lessons on Health, Nutrition, and Population Comments: Delivering Social Services Lessons on Health, Nutrition, and Population Floor Discussion: Delivering Social Services: Lessons on Health, Nutrition, and Population IX: Crisis Prevention 16: Tackling Horizontal Inequalities Comments: Tackling Horizontal Inequalities Floor Discussion: Tackling Horizontal Inequalities 17: Governance and Anticorruption: New Insights and Challenges Comments: Governance and Anticorruption: New Insights and Challenges Floor Discussion: Governance and Anticorruption 18: Panel Discussion: Combatting Public Corruption X: Social Inclusion and Civil Society 19: Nongovernmental Organizations and Evaluation: The BRAC Experience Comments: NGOs and Evaluation: The BRAC Experience Floor Discussion: NGOs and Evaluation: The BRAC Experience 20: Social Exclusion and Rural Underdevelopment Comments: Social Exclusion and Rural Underdevelopment Floor Discussion: Social Exclusion and Rural Underdevelopment XI: Conclusions 21: Panel Discussion: Final Roundtable 22: Concluding Remarks
I: Introduction: Identifying the Challenges Synthesis and Overview II: Evaluation: A Macro Perspective 1: Valuation and Evaluation Floor Discussion: Valuation and Evaluation 2: Evaluation in a World of Complexity and Information Failures Floor Discussion: Evaluation in a World of Complexity and Information Failures 3: Panel Discussion: Evaluation Perspectives on Poverty Reduction Floor Discussion: Evaluation Perspectives on Poverty Reduction III: Methodological Issues in Evaluation 4: Impact Evaluation: Concepts and Methods Comments: Impact Evaluation: Concepts and Methods Floor Discussion: Impact Evaluation: Concepts and Methods 5: Panel Discussion: Quantitative and Qualitative Methods in Evaluation Floor Discussion: Quantitative and Qualitative Methods in Evaluation 6: Theory-Based Evaluation: Theories of Change for Poverty Reduction Programs IV: Participatory Evaluation: Costs and Benefits 7: The Front-End Costs and Downstream Benefits of Participatory Evaluation Comments: The Strategic Choices of Stakeholders: The Front-End Costs and Downstream Benefits of Participatory Evaluation Floor Discussion: Front-End Costs and Downstream Benefits of Participatory Evaluations 8: Building Local Capacity for Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation Comments: Building Local Capacity for Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation Floor Discussion: Building Local Capacities for Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation V: Poverty-Reducing Growth 9: Africa and Asia: Evaluation of the Poverty Alleviation Impact of Alternative Development Strategies and Adjustment Responses Comments: Africa and Asia: Evaluation of the Poverty Alleviation Impact of Alternative Development Strategies and Adjustment Responses Floor discussion: Africa and Asia: Evaluation of the Poverty Alleviation Impact of Alternative Development Strategies and Adjustment Responses 10: Lessons Learned from Evaluation of DFID's Aid Program Comments: Lessons Learned from Evaluation of DFID's Aid Program Floor Discussion: Lessons Learned from Evaluation DFID's Aid Program VI: Sectoral and Microlevel Interventions 11: Evaluating Microfinance's Impact: Going Down Market Comments: Microfinance Impact Evaluation: Going Down Market 12: Evaluating Targeted Versus Nontargeted Approaches to Poverty Reduction Floor Discussion: Evaluating Targeted Versus Nontargeted Approaches to Poverty Reduction VII: Social Funds and Safety Nets 13: What Are Social Funds Really Telling Us? Comments: What Are Social Funds Really Telling Us? Floor Discussion: What Are Social Funds Really Telling Us? 14: Economic Crises and Social Protection for the Poor: The Latin American Experience Comments: Economic Crises and Social Protection for the Poor: The Latin American Experience Floor Discussion: Economic Crises and Social Protection for the Poor: The Latin American Experience VIII: Developm ent Effectiveness in Health, Nutrition, and Population Services 15: Delivering Social Services: Lessons on Health, Nutrition, and Population Comments: Delivering Social Services Lessons on Health, Nutrition, and Population Floor Discussion: Delivering Social Services: Lessons on Health, Nutrition, and Population IX: Crisis Prevention 16: Tackling Horizontal Inequalities Comments: Tackling Horizontal Inequalities Floor Discussion: Tackling Horizontal Inequalities 17: Governance and Anticorruption: New Insights and Challenges Comments: Governance and Anticorruption: New Insights and Challenges Floor Discussion: Governance and Anticorruption 18: Panel Discussion: Combatting Public Corruption X: Social Inclusion and Civil Society 19: Nongovernmental Organizations and Evaluation: The BRAC Experience Comments: NGOs and Evaluation: The BRAC Experience Floor Discussion: NGOs and Evaluation: The BRAC Experience 20: Social Exclusion and Rural Underdevelopment Comments: Social Exclusion and Rural Underdevelopment Floor Discussion: Social Exclusion and Rural Underdevelopment XI: Conclusions 21: Panel Discussion: Final Roundtable 22: Concluding Remarks
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