Development evaluation in times of turbulence : dealing with crises that endanger our future / / Marie-Helene Boily, Frederic R. Martin, and Ray C. Rist

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910961320103321
• Autore: Boily Marie-Helene
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , [2013]
• ISBN: 9780821398913; 0821398911
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (pages cm)
• Altri autori (Persone): RistRay C; BoilyMarie-Helene; MartinFrederic R
• Disciplina: 338.91
• Soggetti: Economic development projects - Evaluation; Economic assistance - Evaluation; Economic policy; Crises - Political aspects; Crisies - Economic aspects
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- About the Editors -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1. Linking Evaluation Work in Arab Countries to the Crises in the "3 F's"-Finances, Food, and Fuel -- Chapter 2. When Incremental Change Isn't Enough -- Introduction -- What Evaluation Was All About -- Incremental and Nonincremental Change -- The Role of Evaluation in Turbulent Times -- Consequences for Evaluation -- A Final Remark -- Notes -- References -- Part One: Implications of Turbulent Times for Evaluation Approaches -- Chapter 3. Evaluation and Turbulence: Reflections on Our Time -- IDEAS' Early Vision -- Linking Evaluation and Development -- Three Challenges -- Chapter 4. Evaluation in the Context of Global Public Goods -- Introduction: The Roots of Turbulent Times -- The Role of Public Funding: Public Goods and Costs -- Transboundary Issues: The Role of Global Public Goods -- The Rising Tide of Global Public Costs -- "Mind the Global Gap" -- Consequences for Evaluation -- Fine-Tuning ; "Relevance" -- Fine-Tuning "Impact" -- Following the Example of Cato the Elder -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 5. Innovative Approach to Evaluating Interventions in Fragile and Conflict-Affected States: The Case of Helmand Province -- Introduction -- Challenges to Evaluation in the Helmand Context -- HMEP: A Cutting-Edge M&amp -- E Solution -- Conclusions: Future Prospects for M&amp -- E in Fragile States -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 6. Resource Crunch, Evaluations, and Mindset -- The Value of Existing Data -- Turbulence and Evaluations -- Impact on Evaluation Practice -- Types of Available Data -- Quality of Available Data -- Case Studies -- Discussion and Lessons Learned -- Summing Up -- References -- Part Two: Turbulent Times, Productivity, and Risks -- Chapter 7. The Impact of the Food, Fuel, and Financial Crisis on Children's Education.; Background -- Overall Scenario of the Crisis -- Key Study Findings -- Overall Impact -- Findings and Suggested Responses -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 8. Institutional Impact Assessment: The Jordan Experience -- Introduction -- Status Quo Review -- Impact Assessment Mechanism -- Next Steps -- Evaluation and Impact Assessment Methodology -- Sharing Experiences through Partners -- Challenges and Issues -- Conclusion -- Chapter 9. How Can Development Banks Boost Firms' Productivity? -- Overview -- Overview of BNDES Schemes -- Description of the Dataset -- Theoretical Background -- Descriptive Statistics -- Empirical Strategy -- Empirical Results -- Concluding Remarks -- Annex 9A List of Variables -- Annex 9B Further Results -- Notes -- References -- Part Three: Implications of Turbulent Times for Building Monitoring and Evaluation Capacity -- Chapter 10. A Proposed Framework to Understand Civil Society Organizations' Involvement in M&amp -- E -- Overview -- Introduction: M&amp -- E in the Current Aid Architecture -- Unpacking the Accountability Function of M&amp -- E -- What Is Accountability? -- Unpacking the Feedback/Learning Function of M&amp -- E -- Bringing Everything Together: Toward an Understanding of CSOs' Involvement in M&amp -- E -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 11. Monitoring and Evaluation in a New Environment -- Objective -- Country Context -- Effects of the Economic Crisis on Jordan -- Development of Social Assistance in Jordan -- M&amp -- E in Social Development -- Lessons Learned and Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 12. National Performance Reporting as a Driver for National M&amp -- E Development -- Introduction -- Framework for Developing a National M&amp -- E System -- Moving from Concept to Reality-Assessing Botswana's M&amp -- E Aspirations and Readiness.; Issues of Technical Capacity: Establishing Short-Term and Long-Term Strategies for M&amp -- E Development -- Developing a National Performance Report as a Driver for M&amp -- E Capacity Building -- Lessons Learned for National M&amp -- E System Development -- Annex 12A Status at a Glance -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 13. A Pilot Experience for Evaluating M&amp -- E Systems for Social Programs in Latin America -- M&amp -- E Systems and Social Programs in Latin America -- Analytical Framework to Diagnose M&amp -- E Systems -- Moving from the Conceptual Framework to an Operational Approach -- Pilot Application of the Operational Approach in Central America -- Conclusion and Way Forward -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 14. Conclusion -- Implications for Evaluation -- Index -- Boxes -- Figures -- Tables -- Back Cover.
• Sommario/riassunto: The presence of turbulence in multiple areas of our society--food, fuel, and finances-being but three critical areas presently being impacted means that long-held assumptions are no longer true, that the past is not prologue, and that the future is not clear. And enter into this ; unstable present the discipline of evaluation-a discipline formed and shaped in the past fifty years of stability, little turbulence, and strong assumptions that everything will go according to plan. If things do not go well, it is because of either a poor theory of change on how to bring about positive outcomes, or we