Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation : Methods and Tools for Poverty and Inequality Reduction Programs
As the author enter the second decade of the twenty-first century, governments, international organizations, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), philanthropic organizations, and civil society groups worldwide are actively focusing on evidence-bas...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2013
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/17559354/planning-monitoring-evaluation-methods-tools-poverty-inequality-reduction-programs http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16449 |
| Summary: | As the author enter the second decade of
the twenty-first century, governments, international
organizations, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs),
philanthropic organizations, and civil society groups
worldwide are actively focusing on evidence-based policy and
increased accountability to stakeholders (results
agenda).The widespread implementation of the Results Agenda
has generated a plethora of books, guides, academic papers,
trainings, and case studies, which has enabled an ongoing
maturation process in the field. Consequently, specialists
are now better equipped to understand what works under which
circumstances. Broadly speaking there are two interrelated
questions which must be answered when assessing the
sustainability of a government results agenda. First, is the
institutional design and practice of government conducive to
evidence-based policy making? Second, are the overarching
monitoring and evaluation (M&E) methods and specific
tools used appropriate for garnering the evidence demanded
by government? These series of notes aim to make a small
contribution to the latter question by summarizing and
highlighting a selection of PM&E methods and the tools
that governments and international organizations around the
world have developed to put these into practice in their own
contexts. The central goal of this initiative is to prompt a
process of learning, reflection and action by providing
practical information to those whose leadership role
requires them to understand PM&E methods and their
potential for enhancing evidence-based policy making. |
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