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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780355103321

Autore

Battaile William

Titolo

2001 Annual Review of Development Effectiveness : : Making Choices / / Battaile, William

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : The World Bank, , 2002

ISBN

1-280-08411-1

9786610084111

0-585-45849-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (108 pages)

Collana

Independent Evaluation Group Studies

Altri autori (Persone)

BattaileWilliam

ChakrapaniDeepa

IslamshahZamir

PerkinsGillian

ReyesCarlos

Disciplina

332.1/532

Soggetti

Economic development projects - Finance - Evaluation

Loans, Foreign

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Sommario/riassunto

This is the fifth Annual Review of Development Effectiveness (ARDE). This year's Review highlights the choice of lending and non-lending instruments and activities to achieve development objectives. It complements the Annual Report on Portfolio Performance, the Quality Assurance Group's assessment of the active lending portfolio and of recent analytical and advisory services. As in prior years, the Review concentrates on long-term development effectiveness trends. It finds that selecting the right combination and sequence of activities for a particular set of objectives can make the difference between success and failure. The findings of the 2001 ARDE demonstrate sustained progress in portfolio performance and suggest several directions for future Bank operations. First, the ongoing updating of the policy framework for investment and adjustment lending offer a good opportunity to offer operational guidance and improve instrument



choice. Second in poor performing low-income countries simple operations, pilot projects, and non-financial activities have particular potential to deliver results. Third, for adjustment operations--a growing share of Bank lending-success is more likely when the domestic consensus for reform is strong and other Bank instruments are brought to bear both upstream and downstream of the adjustment process.