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Rist 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aWashington, D.C. :$cWorld Bank,$d[2013] 215 $a1 online resource (pages cm) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9780821398791 311 08$a0821398792 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFront 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& -- E Solution -- Conclusions: Future Prospects for M& -- 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. 327 $aBackground -- 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& -- E -- Overview -- Introduction: M& -- E in the Current Aid Architecture -- Unpacking the Accountability Function of M& -- E -- What Is Accountability? -- Unpacking the Feedback/Learning Function of M& -- E -- Bringing Everything Together: Toward an Understanding of CSOs' Involvement in M& -- 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& -- E in Social Development -- Lessons Learned and Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 12. National Performance Reporting as a Driver for National M& -- E Development -- Introduction -- Framework for Developing a National M& -- E System -- Moving from Concept to Reality-Assessing Botswana's M& -- E Aspirations and Readiness. 327 $aIssues of Technical Capacity: Establishing Short-Term and Long-Term Strategies for M& -- E Development -- Developing a National Performance Report as a Driver for M& -- E Capacity Building -- Lessons Learned for National M& -- E System Development -- Annex 12A Status at a Glance -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 13. A Pilot Experience for Evaluating M& -- E Systems for Social Programs in Latin America -- M& -- E Systems and Social Programs in Latin America -- Analytical Framework to Diagnose M& -- 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. 330 $aThe 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. 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