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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454810003321

Autore

Morra Linda G

Titolo

The road to results [[electronic resource] ] : designing and conducting effective development evaluations / / Linda G. Morra-Imas, Ray C. Rist

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2009

ISBN

1-282-13540-6

9786612135408

0-8213-7911-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (611 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

RistRay C

Disciplina

338.910684

Soggetti

Economic development - Evaluation

Economics

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; Preface; About the Authors; Abbreviations; Introduction; FOUNDATIONS; Tables; Boxes; PREPARING AND CONDUCTING EFFECTIVE DEVELOPMENT EVALUATIONS; Figures; DESIGNING AND CONDUCTING; MEETING CHALLENGES; LEADING; Illustration; Appendixes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This comprehensive text presents concepts and procedures for evaluation in a development context. It provides procedures and examples on how to set up a monitoring and evaluation system, how to conduct participatory evaluations and do social mapping, and how to construct a ""rigorous"" quasi-experimental design to answer an impact question. The book begins with a description of the context of development evaluation and how it arrived where it is today. It then discusses current issues driving development evaluation, such as the Millennium Development Goals and the move from simple project eval