The World Bank Group Outcome Orientation at the Country Level : An Independent Evaluation
The World Bank Group’s success rests on its ability to help its client countries achieve the development outcomes they desire. This demands a strong outcome orientation at the country-level, defined as the Bank Group’s ability to generate feedback...
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okr-10986-348452021-06-14T09:56:14Z The World Bank Group Outcome Orientation at the Country Level : An Independent Evaluation Independent Evaluation Group WORLD BANK GROUP PROGRAM PROJECT OUTCOME COUNTRY ORIENTATION STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT COUNTRY ENGAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES RESULTS FRAMEWORK COMPLETION AND LEARNING REVIEWS MONITORING AND EVALUATION ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTABILITY ADVISORY SERVICES REFORM AGENDA STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES COUNTRY PARTNERSHIP FRAMEWORK OBJECTIVES The World Bank Group’s success rests on its ability to help its client countries achieve the development outcomes they desire. This demands a strong outcome orientation at the country-level, defined as the Bank Group’s ability to generate feedback on what works, what does not, and why, use this feedback to adapt country programs, and boost contribution to development outcomes. This learning-focused evaluation provides a new vision of how to strengthen the Bank Group's outcome orientation in countries. IEG finds that the model of how the Bank Group aims for outcomes in its client countries is sound. However, the results system does not capture the Bank Group’s contribution to country outcomes well, as its reliance on metrics, attribution, and short time-boundedness does not suit the nature of country programs. While country teams practice adaptive management, the country-level results system does not effectively support them in doing so. The report makes concrete proposals on how to rethink the country-level results systems, its tool kit; the accountability principles that underlies the system; and the incentives for staff to learn from experience and prioritize development results. 2020-12-01T16:54:38Z 2020-12-01T16:54:38Z 2020-11-30 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/464671606786329863/The-World-Bank-Group-Outcome-Orientation-at-the-Country-Level-An-Independent-Evaluation http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34845 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: IEG Evaluation |
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The World Bank Group’s success rests on
its ability to help its client countries achieve the
development outcomes they desire. This demands a strong
outcome orientation at the country-level, defined as the
Bank Group’s ability to generate feedback on what works,
what does not, and why, use this feedback to adapt country
programs, and boost contribution to development outcomes.
This learning-focused evaluation provides a new vision of
how to strengthen the Bank Group's outcome orientation
in countries. IEG finds that the model of how the Bank Group
aims for outcomes in its client countries is sound. However,
the results system does not capture the Bank Group’s
contribution to country outcomes well, as its reliance on
metrics, attribution, and short time-boundedness does not
suit the nature of country programs. While country teams
practice adaptive management, the country-level results
system does not effectively support them in doing so. The
report makes concrete proposals on how to rethink the
country-level results systems, its tool kit; the
accountability principles that underlies the system; and the
incentives for staff to learn from experience and prioritize
development results. |
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The World Bank Group Outcome Orientation at the Country Level : An Independent Evaluation |
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The World Bank Group Outcome Orientation at the Country Level : An Independent Evaluation |
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The World Bank Group Outcome Orientation at the Country Level : An Independent Evaluation |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/464671606786329863/The-World-Bank-Group-Outcome-Orientation-at-the-Country-Level-An-Independent-Evaluation http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34845 |
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