Influential Evaluations : Evaluations that Improved Performance and Impacts of Development Programs

This report presents 8 examples of evaluations that had a significant impact. In many cases it was possible to compare the costs of conducting the evaluation with the economic benefits produced and to show that the evaluation was a highly cost-effe...

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Main Author:	Operations Evaluation Department
Format:	Report
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
Subjects:	ACCOUNTABILITY ACTIONS AUDITORS BENEFICIARIES CORRUPTION DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH ECONOMIC FACTORS EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS EVALUATION ACTIVITIES EVALUATION CAPACITY EVALUATION METHODOLOGY EVALUATION STANDARDS FIELD SURVEYS FIELD WORK HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS IMPROVEMENTS INCOME INTERVENTIONS INTERVIEWS METHODOLOGIES NGO OPERATIONS POVERTY ALLEVIATION PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAMS PROJECT MANAGEMENT QUALITY OF SERVICES QUANTITATIVE DATA RESEARCHERS SCENARIO SCENARIOS SECTOR WORK SEMISTRUCTURED INTERVIEWS SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICE QUALITY SIMULATION SOCIAL ASSESSMENT STAKEHOLDER ANALYSIS STAKEHOLDERS SUPERVISION SURVEY DATA SUSTAINABILITY TARGETING TRANSPARENCY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/01/6051317/influential-evaluations-evaluations-improved-performance-impacts-development-programs http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23974

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spelling	okr-10986-239742021-04-23T14:04:18Z Influential Evaluations : Evaluations that Improved Performance and Impacts of Development Programs Operations Evaluation Department ACCOUNTABILITY ACTIONS AUDITORS BENEFICIARIES CORRUPTION DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH ECONOMIC FACTORS EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS EVALUATION ACTIVITIES EVALUATION CAPACITY EVALUATION METHODOLOGY EVALUATION STANDARDS FIELD SURVEYS FIELD WORK HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS IMPROVEMENTS INCOME INTERVENTIONS INTERVIEWS METHODOLOGIES NGO OPERATIONS POVERTY ALLEVIATION PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAMS PROJECT MANAGEMENT QUALITY OF SERVICES QUANTITATIVE DATA RESEARCHERS SCENARIO SCENARIOS SECTOR WORK SEMISTRUCTURED INTERVIEWS SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICE QUALITY SIMULATION SOCIAL ASSESSMENT STAKEHOLDER ANALYSIS STAKEHOLDERS SUPERVISION SURVEY DATA SUSTAINABILITY TARGETING TRANSPARENCY This report presents 8 examples of evaluations that had a significant impact. In many cases it was possible to compare the costs of conducting the evaluation with the economic benefits produced and to show that the evaluation was a highly cost-effective management tool. The cases describe the following evaluations: Improving the efficiency of the Indian employment assurance scheme; Using citizen report cards to hold the state to account in Bangalore, India; Assessing the effectiveness of water and sanitation interventions in Flores, Indonesia; Broadening the policy framework for assessing the viability of large dams; The abolition of wheat-flour ration shops in Pakistan; Improving the delivery of primary education services in Uganda; Enhancing the performance of a major environmental project in Bulgaria; Helping re-assess China's national forest policy. 2016-03-30T15:48:34Z 2016-03-30T15:48:34Z 2004-09-22 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/01/6051317/influential-evaluations-evaluations-improved-performance-impacts-development-programs http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23974 English en_US Evaluation Capacity Development working paper series;ECD CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper
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topic	ACCOUNTABILITY ACTIONS AUDITORS BENEFICIARIES CORRUPTION DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH ECONOMIC FACTORS EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS EVALUATION ACTIVITIES EVALUATION CAPACITY EVALUATION METHODOLOGY EVALUATION STANDARDS FIELD SURVEYS FIELD WORK HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS IMPROVEMENTS INCOME INTERVENTIONS INTERVIEWS METHODOLOGIES NGO OPERATIONS POVERTY ALLEVIATION PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAMS PROJECT MANAGEMENT QUALITY OF SERVICES QUANTITATIVE DATA RESEARCHERS SCENARIO SCENARIOS SECTOR WORK SEMISTRUCTURED INTERVIEWS SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICE QUALITY SIMULATION SOCIAL ASSESSMENT STAKEHOLDER ANALYSIS STAKEHOLDERS SUPERVISION SURVEY DATA SUSTAINABILITY TARGETING TRANSPARENCY
spellingShingle	ACCOUNTABILITY ACTIONS AUDITORS BENEFICIARIES CORRUPTION DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH ECONOMIC FACTORS EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS EVALUATION ACTIVITIES EVALUATION CAPACITY EVALUATION METHODOLOGY EVALUATION STANDARDS FIELD SURVEYS FIELD WORK HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS IMPROVEMENTS INCOME INTERVENTIONS INTERVIEWS METHODOLOGIES NGO OPERATIONS POVERTY ALLEVIATION PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAMS PROJECT MANAGEMENT QUALITY OF SERVICES QUANTITATIVE DATA RESEARCHERS SCENARIO SCENARIOS SECTOR WORK SEMISTRUCTURED INTERVIEWS SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICE QUALITY SIMULATION SOCIAL ASSESSMENT STAKEHOLDER ANALYSIS STAKEHOLDERS SUPERVISION SURVEY DATA SUSTAINABILITY TARGETING TRANSPARENCY Operations Evaluation Department Influential Evaluations : Evaluations that Improved Performance and Impacts of Development Programs
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description	This report presents 8 examples of evaluations that had a significant impact. In many cases it was possible to compare the costs of conducting the evaluation with the economic benefits produced and to show that the evaluation was a highly cost-effective management tool. The cases describe the following evaluations: Improving the efficiency of the Indian employment assurance scheme; Using citizen report cards to hold the state to account in Bangalore, India; Assessing the effectiveness of water and sanitation interventions in Flores, Indonesia; Broadening the policy framework for assessing the viability of large dams; The abolition of wheat-flour ration shops in Pakistan; Improving the delivery of primary education services in Uganda; Enhancing the performance of a major environmental project in Bulgaria; Helping re-assess China's national forest policy.
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author	Operations Evaluation Department
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title	Influential Evaluations : Evaluations that Improved Performance and Impacts of Development Programs
title_short	Influential Evaluations : Evaluations that Improved Performance and Impacts of Development Programs
title_full	Influential Evaluations : Evaluations that Improved Performance and Impacts of Development Programs
title_fullStr	Influential Evaluations : Evaluations that Improved Performance and Impacts of Development Programs
title_full_unstemmed	Influential Evaluations : Evaluations that Improved Performance and Impacts of Development Programs
title_sort	influential evaluations : evaluations that improved performance and impacts of development programs
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2016
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/01/6051317/influential-evaluations-evaluations-improved-performance-impacts-development-programs http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23974
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